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Household of James Wassell (born 1856, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Wassell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wassell, born in 1856 in Southsea, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wassell, born in 1855 in -. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1878 in Southsea, Oxfordshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Southsea, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Harriett (born 1819 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and James's Boarder, Sara (born 1853 in Gibraltar).


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James Wassell's household

Male

James

Wassell

Head
Female

Eliza

Wassell

Wife
Male

Charles

Wassell

Son
Male

James

Wassell

Son
Female

Harriett

Wassell

Mother
Female

Sara

Sullivan

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wassell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Southsea, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wassell

Head

Married

25

1856

Southsea, Oxfordshire, England

Eliza

Wassell

Wife

Married

26

1855

-

Charles

Wassell

Son

Single

3

1878

Southsea, Oxfordshire, England

James

Wassell

Son

Single

0

1881

Southsea, Oxfordshire, England

Harriett

Wassell

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Sara

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Gibraltar

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