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Household of James Williams (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Williams, born in 1849 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Serien Williams, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Staffordshire, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1832 in Bubwith, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, George (born 1860 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Bridget (born 1862 in Ireland).


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James Williams's household

Male

James

Williams

Head
Female

Serien

Williams

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Williams

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Williams

Daughter
Male

Edward

Williams

Son
Female

Mary

Conders

Boarder
Male

George

Conders

Boarder
Female

Bridget

Murray

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Williams

Head

Married

32

1849

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Serien

Williams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Williams

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Williams

Son

Single

3

1878

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Conders

Boarder

Widow

49

1832

Bubwith, Yorkshire, England

George

Conders

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Bridget

Murray

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ireland

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