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Household of James Blest (born 1819, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Blest and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Blest, born in 1819 in Harwich, Essex, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Annie (born 1851 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Ada (born 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Henrietta (born 1861 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Edith Hall, born in 1865 in Plumstead, Kent, England.
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James Blest's household
James
Blest
Head
Annie
Blest
Daughter
Ada
Blest
Daughter
Henrietta
Blest
Daughter
Edith
Hall
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Blest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Harwich, Essex, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Blest | Head | Widower | 62 | 1819 | Harwich, Essex, England | |
Annie | Blest | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Ada | Blest | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Henrietta | Blest | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Edith | Hall | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Plumstead, Kent, England |
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