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Household of James Jacobs (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Jacobs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jacobs, born in 1839 in Wayford, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jacobs, born in 1843 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; James Robert (born 1868 in Dinnington, Somerset, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Dinnington, Somerset, England), Mary Susan (born 1872 in Dinnington, Somerset, England), Bessie Jane (born 1875 in Somerset, England), Alice Brown (born 1877 in Knowle St Giles, Somerset, England) and Kate (born 1879 in Knowle St Giles, Somerset, England).


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James Jacobs's household

Male

James

Jacobs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Jacobs

Wife
Male

James Robert

Jacobs

Son
Male

Ernest

Jacobs

Son
Female

Mary Susan

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Bessie Jane

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Alice Brown

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Kate

Jacobs

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wayford, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Jacobs

Head

Married

42

1839

Wayford, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Jacobs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

James Robert

Jacobs

Son

Single

13

1868

Dinnington, Somerset, England

Ernest

Jacobs

Son

Single

11

1870

Dinnington, Somerset, England

Mary Susan

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dinnington, Somerset, England

Bessie Jane

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Somerset, England

Alice Brown

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Knowle St Giles, Somerset, England

Kate

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Knowle St Giles, Somerset, England

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