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Household of John James (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1847 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary James, born in 1851 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1872 in Bideford, Devon, England), Victor (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Cecilia (born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Bird, born in 1857 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Mary

James

Wife
Male

Charles

James

Son
Male

Victor

James

Son
Female

Cecilia

James

Daughter
Male

Henry

Bird

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

34

1847

Bath, Somerset, England

Mary

James

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles

James

Son

Single

9

1872

Bideford, Devon, England

Victor

James

Son

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

Cecilia

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bideford, Devon, England

Henry

Bird

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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