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Household of James Ranson (born 1841, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Ranson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ranson, born in 1841 in Hitcham, Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophy Ranson, born in 1835 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Amy (born 1866 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), James (born 1870 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William (born 1875 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sdaughter, Sophy J Piller, born in 1860 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.


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James Ranson's household

Male

James

Ranson

Head
Female

Sophy

Ranson

Wife
Female

Sophy

J Piller

Sdaughter
Female

Amy

Ranson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Ranson

Daughter
Male

James

Ranson

Son
Female

Harriet

Ranson

Daughter
Male

William

Ranson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Ranson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ranson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Ranson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hitcham, Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ranson

Head

Married

40

1841

Hitcham, Suffolk, England

Sophy

Ranson

Wife

Married

46

1835

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Sophy

J Piller

Sdaughter

Single

21

1860

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Amy

Ranson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Ranson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

James

Ranson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Ranson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William

Ranson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann

Ranson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Emma

Ranson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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