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Household of James Harper (born 1838, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Henley, Oxfordshire, 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 Harper and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper, born in 1838 in Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Harper, born in 1838 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1867 in Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, England) and Albert J (born 1878 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Henry Selcombe, born in 1865 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England.


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James Harper's household

Male

James

Harper

Head
Female

Eliza

Harper

Wife
Female

Edith

Harper

Daughter
Male

Albert J

Harper

Son
Male

Henry

Selcombe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harper

Head

Married

43

1838

Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England

Eliza

Harper

Wife

Married

43

1838

Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England

Edith

Harper

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, England

Albert J

Harper

Son

Single

3

1878

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Henry

Selcombe

Servant

Single

16

1865

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

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