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Household of John B James (born 1840, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.
John B James and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B James, born in 1840 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Martha J James, born in 1842 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mabel C (born 1870 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Charlotte W (born 1872 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Fredrick B (born 1874 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Albert C (born 1876 in Truro, Cornwall, England), William B (born 1878 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and Martha A (born 1880 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Mother, Grace (born 1799 in Stanford, Devon, England), John B's Sister, Annie (born 1837 in Truro, Cornwall, England), John B's Servant, Jane (born 1842 in Truro, Cornwall, England) and John B's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1859 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England).
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John B James's household
John B
James
Head
Martha J
James
Wife
Mabel C
James
Daughter
Charlotte W
James
Daughter
Fredrick B
James
Son
Albert C
James
Son
William B
James
Son
Martha A
James
Daughter
Grace
James
Mother
Annie
James
Sister
Jane
Bay
Servant
Mary Jane
Gray
Servant
| First name(s) | John B |
| Last name | James |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Truro, Cornwall, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John B | James | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Martha J | James | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Mabel C | James | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Charlotte W | James | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Fredrick B | James | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Albert C | James | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
William B | James | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Martha A | James | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Devon, England | |
Grace | James | Mother | Widow | 82 | 1799 | Stanford, Devon, England | |
Annie | James | Sister | Single | 44 | 1837 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Jane | Bay | Servant | Widow | 39 | 1842 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Mary Jane | Gray | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Gwennap, Cornwall, England |
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