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Household of James Emsley (born 1824, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.
James Emsley and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Emsley, born in 1824 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Emsley, born in 1834 in Wapping, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), James (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Rebecca (born 1856 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Rebecca (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, William Parkes, born in 1848 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England.
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James Emsley's household
James
Emsley
Head
Rebecca
Emsley
Wife
Thomas
Emsley
Son
Henry
Emsley
Son
James
Emsley
Daughter
Joseph
Emsley
Son
William
Parkes
Son In Law
Rebecca
Parkes
Daughter
Rebecca
Parkes
Grand Daughter
Eliza
Parkes
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Emsley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Emsley | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England | |
Rebecca | Emsley | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Wapping, Middlesex, England | |
Thomas | Emsley | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Henry | Emsley | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
James | Emsley | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Joseph | Emsley | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
William | Parkes | Son In Law | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ratcliff, Middlesex, England | |
Rebecca | Parkes | Daughter | Married | 25 | 1856 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Rebecca | Parkes | Grand Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza | Parkes | Grand Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
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