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Household of James Topham (born 1825, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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 Topham and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Topham, born in 1825 in Middleham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Topham, born in 1830 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1852 in Shildon, Durham, England), William (born 1861 in West Auckland, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1869 in Tow Law, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in -), James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1801 in Yorkshire, England), James's Visitor, William (born 1835 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
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James Topham's household
James
Topham
Head
Mary
Topham
Wife
John
Topham
Son
William
Topham
Son
Robert
Topham
Son
Margaret
Watson
Servant
Elizabeth
Young
Mother In Law
William
Gallon
Visitor
John
Mitchinson
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Topham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Middleham, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Topham | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Middleham, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Topham | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Durham, England | |
John | Topham | Son | Single | 29 | 1852 | Shildon, Durham, England | |
William | Topham | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | West Auckland, Durham, England | |
Robert | Topham | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Tow Law, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Watson | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | - | |
Elizabeth | Young | Mother In Law | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Yorkshire, England | |
William | Gallon | Visitor | Married | 46 | 1835 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
John | Mitchinson | Boarder | Single | 22 | 1859 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England |
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