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Household of William James (born 1843, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1843 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth James, born in 1844 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), George (born 1869 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Florence (born 1878 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) and Lavinia (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Joseph Chilcott, born in 1819 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth

James

Wife
Male

Joseph

Chilcott

Father In Law
Male

William

James

Son
Male

George

James

Son
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Male

Alfred

James

Son
Female

Ada

James

Daughter
Female

Florence

James

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

James

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

38

1843

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

James

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph

Chilcott

Father In Law

Widower

62

1819

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

James

Son

Single

16

1865

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

George

James

Son

Single

12

1869

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Thomas

James

Son

Single

9

1872

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Alfred

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ada

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Florence

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Lavinia

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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