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Household of Henry James (born 1853, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Henry James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry James, born in 1853 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza James, born in 1854 in -. They had 2 children; Rachel (born 1876 in -) and Mary J (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1821 in Carmarthenshire, Wales), Henry's Adopted, Sarah (born 1870 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Henry's Adopted, Ophm (born 1871 in Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Henry James's household

Male

Henry

James

Head
Female

Eliza

James

Wife
Female

Rachel

James

Daughter
Female

Mary J

James

Daughter
Female

Mary

Saunders

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Watkins

Adopted
Male

Ophm

Edwards

Adopted
First name(s) Henry
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

James

Head

Married

28

1853

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

James

Wife

Married

27

1854

-

Rachel

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Mary J

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Mary

Saunders

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sarah

Watkins

Adopted

Single

11

1870

Glamorganshire, Wales

Ophm

Edwards

Adopted

Single

10

1871

Llanfabon, Glamorganshire, Wales

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