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Household of John 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 James and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1841 in Madron, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A James, born in 1841 in Phillack, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; John B (born 1876 in Marazion, Cornwall, England), Eliza J (born 1874 in Marazion, Cornwall, England), Grace A (born 1878 in Marazion, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Marazion, Cornwall, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Marazion, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Martha D (born 1864 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and John's Nephew, Thomas J (born 1865 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

James

Wife
Male

John B

James

Son
Female

Eliza J

James

Daughter
Female

Grace A

James

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

James

Daughter
Male

Joseph

James

Son
Female

Martha D

James

Niece
Male

Thomas J

Newton

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Madron, 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

40

1841

Madron, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

James

Wife

Married

40

1841

Phillack, Cornwall, England

John B

James

Son

Single

5

1876

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Eliza J

James

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Grace A

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Joseph

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Marazion, Cornwall, England

Martha D

James

Niece

Single

17

1864

Paul, Cornwall, England

Thomas J

Newton

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

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