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Household of James Lee (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, Devon, 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 Lee and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lee, born in 1840 in Crediton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lee, born in 1840 in Sandford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ellen M N (born 1867 in Ideford, Devon, England), Agnes A (born 1869 in Ideford, Devon, England), Annie N (born 1870 in Ideford, Devon, England), Edith G (born 1872 in Sandford, Devon, England) and James (born 1874 in Sandford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Governess, Fanny Louisa (born 1850 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Kennerleigh, Devon, England), James's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Sandford, Devon, England), James's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Sandford, Devon, England) and James's Shepherd, George (born 1848 in North Tawton, Devon, England).


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James Lee's household

Male

James

Lee

Head
Female

Ellen

Lee

Wife
Female

Ellen M N

Lee

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Lee

Daughter
Female

Annie N

Lee

Daughter
Female

Edith G

Lee

Daughter
Male

James

Lee

Son
Female

Fanny Louisa

Brock

Governess
Female

Jane

Tonkins

Servant
Female

Annie

Alford

Servant
Female

Ellen

Drew

Servant
Male

George

Heywood

Shepherd
First name(s) James
Last name Lee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Crediton, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lee

Head

Married

41

1840

Crediton, Devon, England

Ellen

Lee

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sandford, Devon, England

Ellen M N

Lee

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ideford, Devon, England

Agnes A

Lee

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ideford, Devon, England

Annie N

Lee

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ideford, Devon, England

Edith G

Lee

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sandford, Devon, England

James

Lee

Son

Single

7

1874

Sandford, Devon, England

Fanny Louisa

Brock

Governess

Widow

31

1850

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Jane

Tonkins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kennerleigh, Devon, England

Annie

Alford

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sandford, Devon, England

Ellen

Drew

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sandford, Devon, England

George

Heywood

Shepherd

Single

33

1848

North Tawton, Devon, England

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