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Household of Robert James (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Robert James and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert James, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; George, born 1854 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, Glaise (born 1841 in Ireland), Robert's Lodger, Michael (born 1846 in Ireland), Robert's Lodger Head, Archibald (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Jean (born 1853 in Tredegar, Glamorganshire, Wales), Robert's Lodger, William (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Robert's Lodger, Isabella (born 1856 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Robert's Lodger, James (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Canada), Robert's Lodger, Maggie (born 1853 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Sister, Thomasina (born 1855 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Robert James's household

Male

Robert

James

Head
Female

Sarah

Nook

Servant
Male

Glaise

James

Lodger
Male

Michael

Butler

Lodger
Male

Archibald

Muir

Lodger Head
Female

Jean

Muir

Lodger
Male

William

James

Lodger
Female

Isabella

Williams

Lodger
Male

James

Hogg

Lodger
Male

John

Humphrey

Lodger
Female

Maggie

Smith

Lodger
Female

Thomasina

James

Sister
Male

George

Buck

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

James

Head

Widower

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Nook

Servant

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Glaise

James

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Michael

Butler

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Ireland

Archibald

Muir

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Muir

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Tredegar, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

James

Lodger

Married

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Williams

Lodger

Married

25

1856

North Shields, Northumberland, England

James

Hogg

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Humphrey

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Canada

Maggie

Smith

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Stockton, Yorkshire, England

Thomasina

James

Sister

Single

26

1855

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Buck

Son

Single

27

1854

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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