James Patterson in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of James Patterson of 1 York Road Brunton Cott, Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Patterson
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth year: 1846
Occupation: Master Engineer Maker Employing 5 Men & 1 Boy E & M
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: Scotland
Street: 1 York Road Brunton Cott
Town: —
Parish: Ratcliff
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Stepney

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Jane	Last name Patterson	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation -	Birth place Stranraer, Scotland
First name(s) Joseph W	Last name Patterson	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Middlesex, England
First name(s) James J	Last name Patterson	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Middlesex, England
First name(s) John	Last name Wylie	Relationship Brother In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Traveller	Birth place Scotland
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Wylie	Relationship Sister In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation School Teacher	Birth place Kilwinning, Scotland
First name(s) Jessie	Last name Smith	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Servant Dom	Birth place Middlesex, 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 Patterson family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Patterson and 6 other people

Patterson family summary

NAME: James Patterson
BORN: 1846
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England