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Household of Thomas James (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Thomas James and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1849 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Selina James, born in 1851 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England), Emma (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England) and William (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, George Warren, born in 1856 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England.


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Selina

James

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Female

Emma

James

Daughter
Male

William

James

Son
Male

George

Warren

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

32

1849

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Selina

James

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Emma

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

William

James

Son

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Warren

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Lavenham, Suffolk, England

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