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Household of John Henry James (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Henry James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henry James, born in 1841 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma James, born in 1846 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Annie Vinicombe (born 1872 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), John Henry Davy (born 1875 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and William Adams (born 1878 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Henry's Servant, Alice (born 1859 in Cornwall, England) and John Henry's Servant, Annie Maria (born 1858 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).


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John Henry James's household

Male

John Henry

James

Head
Female

Emma

James

Wife
Female

Annie Vinicombe

James

Daughter
Male

John Henry Davy

James

Son
Male

William Adams

James

Son
Female

Alice

Williams

Servant
Female

Annie Maria

Williams

Servant
First name(s) John Henry
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Henry

James

Head

Married

40

1841

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Emma

James

Wife

Married

35

1846

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Annie Vinicombe

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Penzance, Cornwall, England

John Henry Davy

James

Son

Single

6

1875

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William Adams

James

Son

Single

3

1878

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Alice

Williams

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

Annie Maria

Williams

Servant

Single

23

1858

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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