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Household of James Somerset (born 1834, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Somerset and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Somerset, born in 1834 in Eyam, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriott Somerset, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Laura (born 1870 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1875 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1878 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Thomas Parkin, born in 1813 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England.


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James Somerset's household

Male

James

Somerset

Head
Female

Harriott

Somerset

Wife
Female

Laura

Somerset

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Somerset

Son
Female

Emily

Somerset

Daughter
Female

Edith

Somerset

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Parkin

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Somerset
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Eyam, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Somerset

Head

Married

47

1834

Eyam, Derbyshire, England

Harriott

Somerset

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Somerset

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Somerset

Son

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Somerset

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Somerset

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Parkin

Father In Law

Widower

68

1813

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

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