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Household of Thomas James (born 1799, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1799 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emma (born 1839 in Scalby, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1841 in Scalby, Yorkshire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Annie (born 1864 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James H (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, Henry Clark, born in 1839 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Emma

James

Daughter
Female

Annie

James

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Clark

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

Daughter
Female

Emily

Clark

Grand Daughter
Male

James H

Clark

Grand Son
Male

William

Clark

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Widower

82

1799

Yorkshire, England

Emma

James

Daughter

Single

42

1839

Scalby, Yorkshire, England

Annie

James

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Clark

Son In Law

Married

42

1839

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Clark

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Scalby, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Clark

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James H

Clark

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Clark

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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