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Household of James Williams (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Williams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Williams, born in 1840 in Romford, Essex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Williams, born in 1838 in Romford, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Ann (born 1868 in West Ham, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England), John (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Susanna Wigg, born in 1813 in Italy.


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James Williams's household

Male

James

Williams

Head
Female

Eliza A

Williams

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Williams

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter
Male

John

Williams

Son
Female

Alice

Williams

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Wigg

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Romford, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Williams

Head

Married

41

1840

Romford, Essex, England

Eliza A

Williams

Wife

Married

43

1838

Romford, Essex, England

Sarah Ann

Williams

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Ham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

John

Williams

Son

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Alice

Williams

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

Susanna

Wigg

Lodger

Widow

68

1813

Italy

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