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Household of James Day (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Day and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Day, born in 1845 in Ellingham, Norfolk, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Day, born in 1841 in Ellingham, Norfolk, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1871 in Ellingham, Norfolk, England), Jane (born 1872 in Ellingham, Norfolk, England), Phoebe (born 1874 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1875 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1878 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Shadrack (born 1861 in Newborough, Suffolk, England) and James's Lodger, Walter (born 1859 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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James Day's household

Male

James

Day

Head
Female

Hannah

Day

Wife
Male

Charles

Day

Son
Female

Jane

Day

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Day

Daughter
Male

John

Day

Son
Female

Florence

Day

Daughter
Female

Alice

Day

Daughter
Male

Shadrack

Mays

Lodger
Male

Walter

Scott

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Day

Head

Married

36

1845

Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Hannah

Day

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Charles

Day

Son

Single

10

1871

Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Jane

Day

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Phoebe

Day

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John

Day

Son

Single

6

1875

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Day

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Day

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Shadrack

Mays

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Newborough, Suffolk, England

Walter

Scott

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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