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Household of John W James (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 W James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W James, born in 1853 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Lydia James, born in 1848 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Lydia S (born 1878 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and William J (born 1880 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Mother In Law, Lydia (born 1807 in London, Middlesex, England), John W's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1850 in London, Middlesex, England), John W's Boarder, William H (born 1860 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England) and John W's Boarder, William T (born 1856 in Ashford, Kent, England).


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John W James's household

Male

John W

James

Head
Female

Lydia

James

Wife
Female

Lydia S

James

Daughter
Male

William J

James

Son
Female

Lydia

Culwer

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Culwer

Sister In Law
Male

William H

Waner

Boarder
Male

William T

Philott

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

James

Head

Married

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

Lydia

James

Wife

Married

33

1848

London, Middlesex, England

Lydia S

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walworth, Surrey, England

William J

James

Son

Single

1

1880

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Lydia

Culwer

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Culwer

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

London, Middlesex, England

William H

Waner

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

William T

Philott

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ashford, Kent, England

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