James Dance in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Dance of High Street, Evesham St Lawrence, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Dance
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Birth year: 1823
Occupation: Boarding House
Birth town: Crondall
Birth county: Hampshire
Birth place: England
Street: High Street
Town: —
Parish: Evesham St Lawrence
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Evesham

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Dance	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 63	Birth year 1818	Occupation Boarding House	Birth place Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Cole	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Retired Supert Detective Police	Birth place Devon, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Cole	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation -	Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Jane	Last name Wilkinson	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Serv & Dressmaker	Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Jane	Last name Humphreys	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Evesham, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) John W	Last name Cole	Relationship Other	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Dance family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Dance and 6 other people

Dance family summary

NAME: James Dance
BORN: 1823
BIRTH COUNTY: Hampshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Evesham St Lawrence, Worcestershire, England