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Household of Richard James (born 1816, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Richard James and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard James, born in 1816 in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sophia James, born in 1819 in Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1851 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1852 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Martha E (born 1856 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Martha Sly, born in 1861 in Sherborne, Dorset, England.


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Richard James's household

Male

Richard

James

Head
Female

Sophia

James

Wife
Female

Ellen

James

Daughter
Female

Louisa

James

Daughter
Female

Martha E

James

Daughter
Female

Martha

Sly

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

James

Head

Married

65

1816

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, England

Sophia

James

Wife

Married

62

1819

Wiltshire, England

Ellen

James

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Louisa

James

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Martha E

James

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Martha

Sly

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sherborne, Dorset, England

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