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Household of James Runacres (born 1815, Suffolk)

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 Runacres and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Runacres, born in 1815 in Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Runnersea, born in 1847 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1865 in Newington, Surrey, England), John (born 1868 in Newington, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), James's Step Daughter, Martha (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and James's Stepson, Edward (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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James Runacres's household

Male

James

Runacres

Head
Female

Harriet

Runnersea

Wife
Female

Eliza

Runnersea

Daughter
Male

John

Runnersea

Son
Female

Alice

Jones

Step Daughter
Female

Martha

Jones

Step Daughter
Male

Edward

Jones

Stepson
Male

Walter

Runnersea

Son
Male

Alfred

Runnersea

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Runacres
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Runacres

Head

Married

66

1815

Suffolk, England

Harriet

Runnersea

Wife

Married

34

1847

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Runnersea

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newington, Surrey, England

John

Runnersea

Son

Single

13

1868

Newington, Surrey, England

Alice

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Martha

Jones

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Edward

Jones

Stepson

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Walter

Runnersea

Son

Single

2

1879

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alfred

Runnersea

Son

Single

1

1880

Woolwich, Kent, England

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