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Household of Matthew S James (born 1841, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, London,Middlesex, 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.

Matthew S James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew S James, born in 1841 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew S was the head of the household, married to Hannah E James, born in 1845 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Hannah E (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Matthew G (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Louisa E (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Edith C (born 1880 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew S's Servant, Sevina (born 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Matthew S's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Matthew S James's household

Male

Matthew S

James

Head
Female

Hannah E

James

Wife
Female

Hannah E

James

Daughter
Male

Matthew G

James

Son
Female

Louisa E

James

Daughter
Female

Edith C

James

Daughter
Female

Sevina

Beldum

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Fenn

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew S
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew S

James

Head

Married

40

1841

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Hannah E

James

Wife

Married

36

1845

City of London, Middlesex, England

Hannah E

James

Daughter

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

Matthew G

James

Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Louisa E

James

Daughter

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

Edith C

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sevina

Beldum

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Fenn

Visitor

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

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