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Household of James Lamb (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Lamb and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lamb, born in 1817 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lamb, born in 1821 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Emily (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Cecile (born 1858 in Switzerland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1835 in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales).


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James Lamb's household

Male

James

Lamb

Head
Female

Ellen

Lamb

Wife
Female

Emily

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Clara

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Cecile

Merchi

Servant
Female

Mary

Humphreys

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lamb

Head

Married

64

1817

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lamb

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Lamb

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lamb

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Lamb

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Cecile

Merchi

Servant

Single

23

1858

Switzerland

Mary

Humphreys

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales

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