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Household of John James (born 1843, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 James and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1843 in Plumstead, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maryann James, born in 1845 in Madeley, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Elizah M (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Benjamin (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ernest (born 1874 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Edith (born 1876 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Rebecca (born 1877 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Eliza Thomson, born in 1802 in Plumstead, Kent, England.


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Maryann

James

Wife
Male

John

James

Son
Female

Elizah M

James

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

James

Son
Male

Ernest

James

Son
Female

Edith

James

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

James

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Plumstead, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

38

1843

Plumstead, Kent, England

Maryann

James

Wife

Married

36

1845

Madeley, Shropshire, England

John

James

Son

Single

17

1864

Plumstead, Kent, England

Elizah M

James

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

James

Son

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ernest

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Plumstead, Kent, England

Edith

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plumstead, Kent, England

Rebecca

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plumstead, Kent, England

Eliza

Thomson

Aunt

Widow

79

1802

Plumstead, Kent, England

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