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Household of James James (born 1820, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James James, born in 1820 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1821 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1841 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Eliza (born 1859 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 2 grandchildren; David J (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Frederick Biggs, born in 1857 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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James James's household

Male

James

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Female

Martha

Straddon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

James

Daughter
Male

David J

Straddon

Grand Son
Male

William

Straddon

Grand Son
Male

Frederick

Biggs

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

James

Head

Married

61

1820

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

James

Wife

Married

60

1821

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Martha

Straddon

Daughter

Widow

40

1841

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

James

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

David J

Straddon

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Straddon

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick

Biggs

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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