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Household of William James (born 1834, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

William James and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1834 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther James, born in 1833 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Henry L (born 1861 in New Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and George F (born 1877 in Millwall, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Joseph Nicholls, born in 1861 in Haggerston, Middlesex, England.


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Esther

James

Wife
Male

Henry L

James

Son
Male

George F

James

Son
Male

Joseph

Nicholls

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

47

1834

Southwark, Surrey, England

Esther

James

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry L

James

Son

Single

20

1861

New Swindon, Wiltshire, England

George F

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Nicholls

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

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