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Household of James Godley (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Godley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Godley, born in 1842 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Prudence Godley, born in 1843 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Emma (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Maria (born 1845 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James's Visitor, Joseph (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James's Visitor, Ellen (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and James's Visitor, William (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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James Godley's household

Male

James

Godley

Head
Female

Prudence

Godley

Wife
Male

Harry

Godley

Son
Male

George

Godley

Son
Female

Emma

Godley

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Godley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Godley

Daughter
Female

Maria

Lambert

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Lambert

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Lambert

Visitor
Male

William

Lambert

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Godley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Godley

Head

Married

39

1842

Brighton, Sussex, England

Prudence

Godley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Godley

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

George

Godley

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Emma

Godley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Eliza

Godley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Godley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Maria

Lambert

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Brighton, Sussex, England

Joseph

Lambert

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen

Lambert

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Lambert

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

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