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Household of Thomas S James (born 1838, Surrey)

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 S James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas S James, born in 1838 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Thomas S was the head of the household, married to Sarah E James, born in 1850 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Sarah E (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Thomas F (born 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Charles W J (born 1874 in Kennington, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Ellen C (born 1881 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas S's Nephew, Thomas G James, born in 1862 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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Thomas S James's household

Male

Thomas S

James

Head
Female

Sarah E

James

Wife
Female

Sarah E

James

Daughter
Male

Thomas F

James

Son
Male

Charles W J

James

Son
Male

William J

James

Son
Female

Ellen C

James

Daughter
Male

Thomas G

James

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas S
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas S

James

Head

Married

43

1838

Southwark, Surrey, England

Sarah E

James

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah E

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Thomas F

James

Son

Single

9

1872

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Charles W J

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Kennington, Middlesex, England

William J

James

Son

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

Ellen C

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plumstead, Kent, England

Thomas G

James

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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