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Household of James Filen (born 1830, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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 Filen and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Filen, born in 1830 in Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Jane Filen, born in 1836 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Emily (born 1860 in Harwich, Norfolk, England), Walter (born 1864 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Ada (born 1866 in Dover, Kent, England), Laura (born 1869 in Dover, Kent, England), Bertha (born 1873 in Dover, Kent, England), Mary (born 1875 in Dover, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1878 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Ann Davies, born in 1811 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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James Filen's household

Male

James

Filen

Head
Female

Ann Jane

Filen

Wife
Female

Ann

Davies

Mother In Law
Female

Emily

Filen

Daughter
Male

Walter

Filen

Son
Female

Ada

Filen

Daughter
Female

Laura

Filen

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Filen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Filen

Daughter
Male

Henry

Filen

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Filen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Filen

Head

Married

51

1830

Suffolk, England

Ann Jane

Filen

Wife

Married

45

1836

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ann

Davies

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Emily

Filen

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Harwich, Norfolk, England

Walter

Filen

Son

Single

17

1864

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ada

Filen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dover, Kent, England

Laura

Filen

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dover, Kent, England

Bertha

Filen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dover, Kent, England

Mary

Filen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dover, Kent, England

Henry

Filen

Son

Single

3

1878

Dover, Kent, England

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