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Household of James Skeat (born 1840, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 Skeat and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skeat, born in 1840 in Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Cornwall, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Cornwall, England), Elizabeth H (born 1865 in Cornwall, England), James W H (born 1867 in Cornwall, England), Florance M (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), Mary H (born 1872 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England) and Julia (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Mary E Tregaskis, born in 1860 in Cornwall, England.
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James Skeat's household
James
Skeat
Head
John
Skeat
Son
Joseph
Skeat
Son
Elizabeth H
Skeat
Daughter
James W H
Skeat
Son
Florance M
Skeat
Daughter
Mary H
Skeat
Daughter
Alfred
Skeat
Son
Julia
Skeat
Daughter
Mary E
Tregaskis
Niece
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Skeat |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Cornwall, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Skeat | Head | Widower | 41 | 1840 | Cornwall, England | |
John | Skeat | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Cornwall, England | |
Joseph | Skeat | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Cornwall, England | |
Elizabeth H | Skeat | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Cornwall, England | |
James W H | Skeat | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Cornwall, England | |
Florance M | Skeat | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Cornwall, England | |
Mary H | Skeat | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Menheniot, Cornwall, England | |
Alfred | Skeat | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Menheniot, Cornwall, England | |
Julia | Skeat | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary E | Tregaskis | Niece | Single | 21 | 1860 | Cornwall, England |
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