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Household of James Ferris (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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 Ferris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ferris, born in 1838 in Selworthy, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Ferris, born in 1839 in Selworthy, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Selworthy, Somerset, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Selworthy, Somerset, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Selworthy, Somerset, England), Kitty (born 1877 in Selworthy, Somerset, England) and James (born 1881 in Selworthy, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, James Hawkins, born in 1818 in Selworthy, Somerset, England.


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James Ferris's household

Male

James

Ferris

Head
Female

Martha

Ferris

Wife
Male

John

Ferris

Son
Female

Sarah

Ferris

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ferris

Daughter
Female

Kitty

Ferris

Daughter
Male

James

Ferris

Son
Male

James

Hawkins

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ferris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Selworthy, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ferris

Head

Married

43

1838

Selworthy, Somerset, England

Martha

Ferris

Wife

Married

42

1839

Selworthy, Somerset, England

John

Ferris

Son

Married

19

1862

Selworthy, Somerset, England

Sarah

Ferris

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Selworthy, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Ferris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Selworthy, Somerset, England

Kitty

Ferris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Selworthy, Somerset, England

James

Ferris

Son

Single

0

1881

Selworthy, Somerset, England

James

Hawkins

Brother In Law

Widower

63

1818

Selworthy, Somerset, England

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