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Household of James Jones (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Jones and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jones, born in 1841 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Jones, born in 1840 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Selina (born 1861 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and James's Visitor, Betsy (born 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Jones's household

Male

James

Jones

Head
Female

Sarah A

Jones

Wife
Female

Mary

Jones

Daughter
Female

Annie

Jones

Daughter
Male

Fred

Jones

Son
Female

Bertha

Jones

Daughter
Female

Selina

Pritchard

Servant
Female

Betsy

Weddell

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Jones

Head

Married

40

1841

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Jones

Wife

Married

41

1840

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jones

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Jones

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Jones

Son

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Jones

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Selina

Pritchard

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Betsy

Weddell

Visitor

-

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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