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Household of William James (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1815 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and May I (born 1868 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Bridget (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Daughter To Servant, Jane (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Male

Benjamin

James

Son
Female

May I

James

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Sloanes

Servant
Female

Jane

Sloanes

Daughter To Servant
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

66

1815

Ireland

Mary

James

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

William

James

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

James

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

May I

James

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ireland

Bridget

Sloanes

Servant

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sloanes

Daughter To Servant

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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