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Household of James Alex Braithwaite (born 1840, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

James Alex Braithwaite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alex Braithwaite, born in 1840 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, consisted of 7 members. James Alex was the head of the household, married to Harriet Braithwaite, born in 1842 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James L (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Harriet E (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Georgina W (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Emily L (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Alex's Servant, Mary Ellen Hughes, born in 1867 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales.


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James Alex Braithwaite's household

Male

James Alex

Braithwaite

Head
Female

Harriet

Braithwaite

Wife
Male

James L

Braithwaite

Son
Female

Harriet E

Braithwaite

Daughter
Female

Georgina W

Braithwaite

Daughter
Female

Emily L

Braithwaite

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) James Alex
Last name Braithwaite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Alex

Braithwaite

Head

Married

41

1840

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Harriet

Braithwaite

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James L

Braithwaite

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriet E

Braithwaite

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Georgina W

Braithwaite

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily L

Braithwaite

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Hughes

Servant

Single

14

1867

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

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