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Household of Joseph James (born 1843, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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.

Joseph James and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph James, born in 1843 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 20 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to John James, born in 1849 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 10 children; John (born 1849 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Sarah (born 1853 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Guildford, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1872 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Hester (born 1875 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Anney (born 1877 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Edward (born 1880 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ann (born 1877 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Fredrick (born 1878 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter In Law, Maria (born 1851 in Kington Magna, Dorset, England), Joseph's Lodger, Edwin (born 1848 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Lodger Widow, Elizabeth (born 1820 in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), Joseph's Daughter Mar, Alice (born 1852 in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1830 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).


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Joseph James's household

Male

Joseph

James

Head
Male

John

James

Son
Female

Maria

James

Daughter In Law
Female

Sarah

James

Daughter
Female

Ann

James

Grand Daughter
Male

Fredrick

James

Grand Son
Male

Edwin

Mart

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Dash

Lodger Widow
Female

Alice

Hayward

Daughter Mar
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Lodger
Male

Joseph

James

Head
Female

Bertha

James

Wife
Male

William

James

Son
Male

Thomas

James

Son
Female

Ada

James

Daughter
Female

Alice

James

Daughter
Female

Hester

James

Daughter
Female

Anney

James

Daughter
Male

Edward

James

Son
Male

Charles

James

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

James

Head

Widower

68

1813

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

John

James

Son

Married

32

1849

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

James

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Kington Magna, Dorset, England

Sarah

James

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

James

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Fredrick

James

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Edwin

Mart

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dash

Lodger Widow

Widow

61

1820

Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Hayward

Daughter Mar

Married

29

1852

Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Lodger

Single

51

1830

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph

James

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Bertha

James

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England

William

James

Son

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

James

Son

Single

14

1867

Guildford, Surrey, England

Ada

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Hester

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Anney

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

James

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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