James L Wood in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of James L Wood of Freemasons Arms P House High Street, Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England

First name(s): James L
Last name: Wood
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birth year: 1849
Occupation: Licensed Victualler
Birth town: Hollingworth
Birth county: Cheshire
Birth place: England
Street: Freemasons Arms P House High Street
Town: —
Parish: Dukinfield (Cheshire)
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Wood	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 41	Birth year 1840	Occupation -	Birth place Stawley, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Alice M	Last name Higginbottom (Wood)	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation -	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Higginbottom (Wood)	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Dressmaker	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Higginbottom (Wood)	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation -	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Ralph	Last name Higginbottom (Wood)	Relationship Step Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Eleanor	Last name Higginbottom (Wood)	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Annie	Last name Holland	Relationship Servant	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Domestic Servt	Birth place Scholar Green, 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 Wood family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James L Wood and 7 other people

Wood family summary

NAME: James L Wood
BORN: 1849
BIRTH COUNTY: Cheshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England