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Household of William James (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1832 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Priscilla James, born in 1842 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1861 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Walter F (born 1874 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England), Horace L (born 1876 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England) and Dora (born 1880 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Annie E (born 1865 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Priscilla

James

Wife
Male

Harry

James

Son
Female

Jane

James

Daughter
Male

Walter F

James

Son
Male

Horace L

James

Son
Female

Dora

James

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Hepworth

Servant
Female

Annie E

Render

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

49

1832

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Priscilla

James

Wife

Married

39

1842

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harry

James

Son

Single

20

1861

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Jane

James

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Walter F

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Horace L

James

Son

Single

5

1876

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Dora

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Hepworth

Servant

Single

24

1857

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Render

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

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