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Household of John James (born 1843, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret James, born in 1847 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Benjamin (born 1870 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret J (born 1873 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David J (born 1879 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1852 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1860 in Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Margaret

James

Wife
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Female

Mary Ann

James

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

James

Son
Female

Margaret J

James

Daughter
Male

David J

James

Son
Male

Benjamin

Davies

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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

Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

James

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

James

Son

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

James

Son

Single

11

1870

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret J

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

David J

James

Son

Single

2

1879

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Davies

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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