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Household of James Wales (born 1828, Suffolk)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wales, born in 1828 in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wales, born in 1832 in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Maria (born 1863 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1865 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1854 in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Emily (born 1878 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Joseph Hodkinson, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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James Wales's household

Male

James

Wales

Head
Female

Mary

Wales

Wife
Female

Sarah Maria

Wales

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Wales

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hodkinson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hodkinson

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Hodkinson

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Hodkinson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wales

Head

Married

53

1828

Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England

Mary

Wales

Wife

Married

49

1832

Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England

Sarah Maria

Wales

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wales

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hodkinson

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England

Joseph

Hodkinson

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Hodkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hodkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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