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Household of James Skelton (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Skelton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skelton, born in 1833 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Skelton, born in 1836 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; John Thomas (born 1858 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), William John (born 1860 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Richard (born 1862 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Jessie (born 1870 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Joseph Lascelles, born in 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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James Skelton's household

Male

James

Skelton

Head
Female

Jane

Skelton

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Skelton

Son
Male

William John

Skelton

Son
Male

Richard

Skelton

Son
Female

Jessie

Skelton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lascelles

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Skelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Skelton

Head

Married

48

1833

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Jane

Skelton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

John Thomas

Skelton

Son

Single

23

1858

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

William John

Skelton

Son

Single

21

1860

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Richard

Skelton

Son

Single

19

1862

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Jessie

Skelton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Joseph

Lascelles

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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