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Household of James Ward (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ward, born in 1846 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ward, born in 1853 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 3 children; Lilly E G (born 1876 in Hampshire, England), William J (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Ellen R (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, George (born 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Boarder, Mary (born 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Boarder, Phoebe (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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James Ward's household

Male

James

Ward

Head
Female

Ellen

Ward

Wife
Female

Lilly E G

Ward

Daughter
Male

William J

Ward

Son
Female

Ellen R

Ward

Daughter
Male

George

Silvers

Boarder
Female

Mary

Silvers

Boarder
Female

Phoebe

Silvers

Boarder
Male

William

Silvers

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place New Zealand

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ward

Head

Married

35

1846

New Zealand

Ellen

Ward

Wife

Married

28

1853

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Lilly E G

Ward

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hampshire, England

William J

Ward

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen R

Ward

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

George

Silvers

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Silvers

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Phoebe

Silvers

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Silvers

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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