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Household of Edward James (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Edward James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward James, born in 1836 in Balcombe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary A James, born in 1836 in Keynsham, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas H (born 1865 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Charles E (born 1866 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1873 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1876 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Henry J Hicks, born in 1861 in Alstone, Wiltshire, England.


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Edward James's household

Male

Edward

James

Head
Female

Mary A

James

Wife
Male

Thomas H

James

Son
Male

Charles E

James

Son
Female

Ellen

James

Daughter
Male

Henry

James

Son
Male

William

James

Son
Male

Henry J

Hicks

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Balcombe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

James

Head

Married

45

1836

Balcombe, Somerset, England

Mary A

James

Wife

Married

45

1836

Keynsham, Wiltshire, England

Thomas H

James

Son

Single

16

1865

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Charles E

James

Son

Single

15

1866

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Henry

James

Son

Single

8

1873

Paddington, Middlesex, England

William

James

Son

Single

5

1876

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Hicks

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Alstone, Wiltshire, England

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