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Household of James Staple (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Staple and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Staple, born in 1843 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Staple, born in 1851 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Ethel Mary (born 1873 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Leonard (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1848 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and James's Nephew, John S (born 1871 in London, Surrey, England).


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James Staple's household

Male

James

Staple

Head
Female

Martha

Staple

Wife
Female

Ethel Mary

Staple

Daughter
Male

Fred

Staple

Son
Male

Harry

Staple

Son
Male

Leonard

Staple

Son
Female

Mary

Miller

Sister In Law
Male

John S

Miller

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Staple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Staple

Head

Married

38

1843

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Staple

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Ethel Mary

Staple

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Fred

Staple

Son

Single

6

1875

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Harry

Staple

Son

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Staple

Son

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Miller

Sister In Law

Widow

33

1848

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

John S

Miller

Nephew

Single

10

1871

London, Surrey, England

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