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Household of James Groom (born 1837, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 Groom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Groom, born in 1837 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Julia C Groom, born in 1834 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Fanny M (born 1867 in Lincolnshire, England), Julia C (born 1869 in Lincolnshire, England) and James F (born 1871 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Francis W (born 1860 in Shelley, Suffolk, England), James's Servant, Agnes (born 1861 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England) and James's Servant, Elsie E (born 1864 in Assington, Suffolk, England).


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James Groom's household

Male

James

Groom

Head
Female

Julia C

Groom

Wife
Female

Fanny M

Groom

Daughter
Female

Julia C

Groom

Daughter
Male

James F

Groom

Son
Male

Francis W

Dyer

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Utting

Servant
Female

Elsie E

Spooner

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Groom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Groom

Head

Married

44

1837

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Julia C

Groom

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Fanny M

Groom

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lincolnshire, England

Julia C

Groom

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lincolnshire, England

James F

Groom

Son

Single

10

1871

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Francis W

Dyer

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Shelley, Suffolk, England

Agnes

Utting

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Elsie E

Spooner

Servant

Single

17

1864

Assington, Suffolk, England

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