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Household of James Lyell (born 1833, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Lyell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lyell, born in 1833 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lyell, born in 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1867 in Balham, Surrey, England), Ethel (born 1870 in Balham, Surrey, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Balham, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Balham, Surrey, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Balham, Surrey, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Balham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Emma (born 1816 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and James's Visitor, Edgar (born 1844 in Penshurst, Kent, England).


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James Lyell's household

Male

James

Lyell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lyell

Wife
Female

Emma

Lyell

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Lyell

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Lyell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lyell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lyell

Daughter
Female

Edith

Lyell

Daughter
Female

Emma

Lyell

Mother In Law
Male

Edgar

Bridger

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Lyell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lyell

Head

Married

48

1833

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Lyell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Brighton, Sussex, England

Emma

Lyell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Balham, Surrey, England

Ethel

Lyell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Balham, Surrey, England

Herbert

Lyell

Son

Single

8

1873

Balham, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Lyell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Balham, Surrey, England

Margaret

Lyell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Balham, Surrey, England

Edith

Lyell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Balham, Surrey, England

Emma

Lyell

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Edgar

Bridger

Visitor

Single

37

1844

Penshurst, Kent, England

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