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Household of Samuel James (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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.

Samuel James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel James, born in 1842 in Gwinear, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A James, born in 1840 in Phillack, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Samuel F (born 1865 in Phillack, Cornwall, England), Ada J (born 1868 in Phillack, Cornwall, England), Beatrice A (born 1869 in Phillack, Cornwall, England), Ernest H (born 1871 in Phillack, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth F (born 1875 in Phillack, Cornwall, England) and Janie A (born 1877 in Phillack, Cornwall, England).


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Samuel James's household

Male

Samuel

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

James

Wife
Male

Samuel F

James

Son
Female

Ada J

James

Daughter
Female

Beatrice A

James

Daughter
Male

Ernest H

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth F

James

Daughter
Female

Janie A

James

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gwinear, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

James

Head

Married

39

1842

Gwinear, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

James

Wife

Married

41

1840

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Samuel F

James

Son

Single

16

1865

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Ada J

James

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Beatrice A

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Ernest H

James

Son

Single

10

1871

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth F

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Phillack, Cornwall, England

Janie A

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Phillack, Cornwall, England

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