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Household of James Major (born 1857, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Major and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Major, born in 1857 in Lincoln, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Major, born in 1848 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England) and Tom (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Arthur (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), James's Step Son, Abraham (born 1872 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England) and James's Step Son, Joseph (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
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James Major's household
James
Major
Head
Mary
Major
Wife
Arthur
Bake
Step Son
Abraham
Bake
Step Son
Joseph
Bake
Step Son
James
Major
Son
Tom
Major
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Major |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | Lincoln, Middlesex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Major | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Lincoln, Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Major | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Arthur | Bake | Step Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Abraham | Bake | Step Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Belton, Lincolnshire, England | |
Joseph | Bake | Step Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Major | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Belton, Lincolnshire, England | |
Tom | Major | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
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