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Household of Richard James (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard James, born in 1842 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1841 in Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Samuel Wallis, born in 1858 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.


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Richard James's household

Male

Richard

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Male

Samuel

Wallis

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

James

Head

Married

39

1842

Wellington, Somerset, England

Mary

James

Wife

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Samuel

Wallis

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Weymouth, Dorset, England

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