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Household of James Harper (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Harper, born in 1830 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Harper, born in 1827 in Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret I (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John W (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ann (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ernest J (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Hannah Mary, born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Ann (born 1858 in Easington, Durham, England), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1844 in Devonport, Devon, England) and James's Boarder, Ann E (born 1850 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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James Harper's household

Male

James

Harper

Head
Female

Margaret

Harper

Wife
Female

Margaret I

Harper

Daughter
Male

John W

Harper

Son
Female

Hannah Mary

Balderidge

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann

Myers

Boarder
Female

Ann

Myers

Daughter
Male

Charles

Clews

Boarder
Female

Ann E

Clews

Boarder
Male

Ernest J

Clews

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Harper

Head

Married

51

1830

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Harper

Wife

Married

54

1827

Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England

Margaret I

Harper

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

John W

Harper

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah Mary

Balderidge

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Myers

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Easington, Durham, England

Ann

Myers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charles

Clews

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Devonport, Devon, England

Ann E

Clews

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ernest J

Clews

Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

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