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Household of James Johnson (born 1840, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Johnson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Johnson, born in 1840 in Swansea, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Johnson, born in 1845 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1873 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, William (born 1815 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, George (born 1859 in Leatherhead, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Mary W (born 1855 in Scotland).


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James Johnson's household

Male

James

Johnson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Wife
Male

William

Watts

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Daughter
Male

George

Mitchell

Lodger
Female

Mary W

Robertson

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Swansea, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Johnson

Head

Married

41

1840

Swansea, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

William

Watts

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

George

Mitchell

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Leatherhead, Sussex, England

Mary W

Robertson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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