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Household of William James (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1842 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann James, born in 1847 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), David (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Mary Ann

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Male

David

James

Son
Female

Mary Ann

James

Daughter
Male

Robert

James

Son
Male

John

James

Son
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

39

1842

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

James

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

James

Son

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

David

James

Son

Single

15

1866

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

James

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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