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Household of Richard James (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard James and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard James, born in 1831 in Cury, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann James, born in 1834 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; Mary Ann (born 1862 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), Joseph W (born 1867 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), Wilfrid W (born 1868 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), Alice L (born 1870 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), James E (born 1871 in Mullion, Cornwall, England), Gervase (born 1872 in Mullion, Cornwall, England) and Melville (born 1877 in Mullion, Cornwall, England).


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Richard James's household

Male

Richard

James

Head
Female

Mary Ann

James

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

James

Daughter
Male

Joseph W

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Male

Wilfrid W

James

Son
Female

Alice L

James

Daughter
Male

James E

James

Son
Male

Gervase

James

Son
Male

Melville

James

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cury, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

James

Head

Married

50

1831

Cury, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

James

Wife

Married

47

1834

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

James

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Joseph W

James

Son

Single

14

1867

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Wilfrid W

James

Son

Single

13

1868

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Alice L

James

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mullion, Cornwall, England

James E

James

Son

Single

10

1871

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Gervase

James

Son

Single

9

1872

Mullion, Cornwall, England

Melville

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Mullion, Cornwall, England

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