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Household of James Sansom (born 1836, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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 Sansom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sansom, born in 1836 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Sansom, born in 1844 in Axmouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Wifes Sister, Emma (born 1851 in Uplyme, Devon, England), James's Wifes Sister, Susan (born 1857 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), James's Niece, Ada Kate (born 1880 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), James's Nephew, Albert Edward (born 1881 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), James's Wifes Cousin, Edith (born 1867 in Uplyme, Devon, England) and James's Boarder, Edward (born 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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James Sansom's household

Male

James

Sansom

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Sansom

Wife
Female

Emma

Cranfield

Wifes Sister
Female

Susan

Wyld

Wifes Sister
Female

Ada Kate

Wyld

Niece
Male

Albert Edward

Wyld

Nephew
Female

Edith

Hallett

Wifes Cousin
Male

Edward

Nesbit

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sansom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sansom

Head

Married

45

1836

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Sarah Ann

Sansom

Wife

Married

37

1844

Axmouth, Devon, England

Emma

Cranfield

Wifes Sister

Married

30

1851

Uplyme, Devon, England

Susan

Wyld

Wifes Sister

Married

24

1857

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Ada Kate

Wyld

Niece

Single

1

1880

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Albert Edward

Wyld

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Edith

Hallett

Wifes Cousin

Single

14

1867

Uplyme, Devon, England

Edward

Nesbit

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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