In the 1871 census Wandsworth, Surrey, parish of St. Anne at 35 Red Lion Road. James York age 32, millwright, born Himley Staffordshire. Martha York age 25, born Putney Surrey. Ada M. age 4, born Wandworth. Arnold J. York age 1.

Same family in the 1881 census at 22 Borrodale Road London Wandsworth district. Daughter Ada Mary York, age 14, unmarried, school teacher, born Wandsworth. Father James York, age 42, millwright, born Staffordshire. His wife, Martha York age 33, born Surrey. Their son Arnold J. York age 11. Son Reginald W. York age 7. Daughter Florence M. York age 2. They also had a boarder.