James Pratten in Wiltshire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Pratten of Woolley Road, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Pratten
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth year: 1831
Occupation: Lime Burner
Birth town: Cleeve
Birth county: Gloucestershire
Birth place: England
Street: Woolley Road
Town: —
Parish: Bradford on Avon
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
Registration district: Bradford on Avon

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Pratten	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 49	Birth year 1832	Occupation Laundress	Birth place Road, Somerset, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Pratten	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Laundress	Birth place Road, Somerset, England
First name(s) John	Last name Pratten	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Lime Burner	Birth place Winkfield, Wiltshire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Pratten	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Bradford, Wiltshire, England
First name(s) Hester E	Last name Pratten	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Bradford, Wiltshire, England
First name(s) Henry C	Last name Pratten	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Bradford, Wiltshire, England
First name(s) Hubert C	Last name Pratten	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Bradford, Wiltshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Millard	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Bradford, Wiltshire, 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 Pratten family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Pratten and 8 other people

Pratten family summary

NAME: James Pratten
BORN: 1831
BIRTH COUNTY: Gloucestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England