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Household of Alexander James (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander James and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander James, born in 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth James, born in 1852 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Frederick (born 1855 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Alexander's Visitor, George (born 1857 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England).


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Alexander James's household

Male

Alexander

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth

James

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Fletcher

Boarder
Male

George

Whitney

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

James

Head

Married

34

1847

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

James

Wife

Married

29

1852

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Fletcher

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

George

Whitney

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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