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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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James, born in 1843 in Carmarthenshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret James, born in 1847 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; S A (born 1869 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary J (born 1872 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and David (born 1878 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, M A (born 1860 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Widower, W (born 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Traveller, J C (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Traveller, A A (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Traveller, L J (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Traveller Head, J (born 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Traveller, Ellen (born 1859 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Traveller, B (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John James's household

Male

John

James

Head
Female

Margaret

James

Wife
Female

S A

James

Daughter
Female

Mary J

James

Daughter
Male

David

James

Son
Female

M A

Cunningham

Servant
Male

W

Butterworth

Widower
Male

J C

Butterworth

Traveller
Female

A A

Butterworth

Traveller
Female

L J

Butterworth

Traveller
Male

J

Freeman

Traveller Head
Female

Ellen

Freeman

Traveller
Female

B

Geogan

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

James

Head

Married

38

1843

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

James

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

S A

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary J

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

James

Son

Single

3

1878

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

M A

Cunningham

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

W

Butterworth

Widower

Widower

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

J C

Butterworth

Traveller

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

A A

Butterworth

Traveller

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

L J

Butterworth

Traveller

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

J

Freeman

Traveller Head

Married

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Freeman

Traveller

Married

22

1859

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

B

Geogan

Traveller

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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