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Household of James Riffey (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Riffey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Riffey, born in 1840 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Riffey, born in 1839 in Limehouse, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Emma A (born 1861 in Charlton, Kent, England), Alison J (born 1870 in Charlton, Kent, England), John W (born 1872 in Charlton, Kent, England), Edith G (born 1877 in Charlton, Kent, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Charlton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Colchester, Essex, England) and James's Servant, Sybella (born 1861 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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James Riffey's household

Male

James

Riffey

Head
Female

Emma

Riffey

Wife
Female

Emma A

Riffey

Daughter
Female

Alison J

Riffey

Daughter
Male

John W

Riffey

Son
Female

Edith G

Riffey

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Riffey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Mother In Law
Female

Sybella

Sargent

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Riffey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Riffey

Head

Married

41

1840

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emma

Riffey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Limehouse, Kent, England

Emma A

Riffey

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Charlton, Kent, England

Alison J

Riffey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Charlton, Kent, England

John W

Riffey

Son

Single

9

1872

Charlton, Kent, England

Edith G

Riffey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Charlton, Kent, England

Ethel M

Riffey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Charlton, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Colchester, Essex, England

Sybella

Sargent

Servant

Single

20

1861

Plumstead, Kent, England

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