James Baker in Norfolk in the 1881 Census

Details of James Baker of The Common, Redenhall with Harleston, Norfolk, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Baker
Relationship: Lodger
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Birth year: 1828
Occupation: Travelling Hawker
Birth town: —
Birth county: Suffolk
Birth place: England
Street: The Common
Town: —
Parish: Redenhall with Harleston
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Registration district: Depwade

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Henry	Last name Gibbs	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 66	Birth year 1815	Occupation Agricultural Labourer	Birth place Harleston, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Gibbs	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 71	Birth year 1810	Occupation Lodging Houskr For Tramps	Birth place Beccles, Suffolk, England
First name(s) Henry	Last name Howard	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Widower	Gender Male	Age 77	Birth year 1804	Occupation Agricultural Labourer	Birth place Mendham, Suffolk, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Baker	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 61	Birth year 1820	Occupation Travelling Hawker	Birth place Suffolk, England
First name(s) Anna	Last name Ponnifore	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation Travelling Hawker	Birth place Ipswich, Suffolk, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Ponnifore	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Travelling Hawker	Birth place Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Auger	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 46	Birth year 1835	Occupation Travelling Hawker	Birth place Ipswich, Suffolk, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Baker family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Baker and 7 other people

Baker family summary

NAME: James Baker
BORN: 1828
BIRTH COUNTY: Suffolk
ADDRESS IN 1881: Redenhall with Harleston, Norfolk, England