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Household of John James (born 1848, Cornwall)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1848 in Calstock, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J James, born in 1851 in Calstock, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1869 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Laura (born 1873 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Hannah (born 1875 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Alice (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John A (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Hooper, born in 1815 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Mary J

James

Wife
Female

Mary J

James

Daughter
Male

Samuel

James

Son
Female

Laura

James

Daughter
Female

Hannah

James

Daughter
Female

Alice

James

Daughter
Male

John A

James

Son
Female

Sarah

Hooper

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Calstock, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

33

1848

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Mary J

James

Wife

Married

30

1851

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Mary J

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Samuel

James

Son

Single

10

1871

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Laura

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Hannah

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Alice

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

John A

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Hooper

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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