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Household of James Needs (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, 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 Needs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Needs, born in 1843 in Sampford Peverell, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances Needs, born in 1844 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Fred (born 1870 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Maud (born 1873 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Alice (born 1875 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Frank (born 1877 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Annie Twin (born 1879 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and Edith Twin (born 1879 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Harriett Ford, born in 1850 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.


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James Needs's household

Male

James

Needs

Head
Female

Frances

Needs

Wife
Male

Fred

Needs

Son
Male

Arthur

Needs

Son
Female

Maud

Needs

Daughter
Female

Alice

Needs

Daughter
Male

Frank

Needs

Son
Female

Annie Twin

Needs

Daughter
Female

Edith Twin

Needs

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Ford

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Needs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sampford Peverell, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Needs

Head

Married

38

1843

Sampford Peverell, Devon, England

Frances

Needs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Fred

Needs

Son

Single

11

1870

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Arthur

Needs

Son

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maud

Needs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Alice

Needs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Frank

Needs

Son

Single

4

1877

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Annie Twin

Needs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Edith Twin

Needs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Harriett

Ford

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

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