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Household of Valentine James (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Valentine James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Valentine James, born in 1843 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Valentine was the head of the household, married to Emma James, born in 1849 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1868 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1870 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Jenny (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Valentine's Lodger, Henry Herbert, born in 1831 in United States.


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Valentine James's household

Male

Valentine

James

Head
Female

Emma

James

Wife
Male

Walter

James

Son
Male

John

James

Son
Female

Jenny

James

Daughter
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Female

Emily

James

Daughter
Male

Henry

Herbert

Lodger
First name(s) Valentine
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Valentine

James

Head

Married

38

1843

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emma

James

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Walter

James

Son

Single

13

1868

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John

James

Son

Single

11

1870

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Jenny

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Thomas

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Emily

James

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry

Herbert

Lodger

Widower

50

1831

United States

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