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Household of James Southen (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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 Southen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Southen, born in 1839 in Elham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lucy Southen, born in 1848 in Newington, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1873 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Edward (born 1875 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Annie (born 1878 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Susanna (born 1880 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Folkestone, Kent, England), James's Nephew, James (born 1879 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and James's Nephew, John (born 1880 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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James Southen's household

Male

James

Southen

Head
Female

Lucy

Southen

Wife
Female

Harriet

Southen

Daughter
Male

Edward

Southen

Son
Female

Annie

Southen

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Southen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Swollow

Sister
Male

James

Swollow

Nephew
Male

John

Swollow

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Southen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Elham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Southen

Head

Married

42

1839

Elham, Kent, England

Lucy

Southen

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newington, Kent, England

Harriet

Southen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Folkestone, Kent, England

Edward

Southen

Son

Single

6

1875

Folkestone, Kent, England

Annie

Southen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Folkestone, Kent, England

Susanna

Southen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Folkestone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Swollow

Sister

Married

25

1856

Folkestone, Kent, England

James

Swollow

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Folkestone, Kent, England

John

Swollow

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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