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Household of William James (born 1841, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte James, born in 1847 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Leslie (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alice (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ernest (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Rosa (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Son, Harry Butler, born in 1879 in -.


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Charlotte

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Male

Leslie

James

Son
Female

Alice

James

Daughter
Female

Margaret

James

Daughter
Male

Ernest

James

Son
Female

Rosa

James

Daughter
Male

Harry

Butler

Adopted Son
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Charlotte

James

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

William

James

Son

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Leslie

James

Son

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice

James

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Margaret

James

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ernest

James

Son

Single

13

1868

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Rosa

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Harry

Butler

Adopted Son

Single

2

1879

-

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