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Household of Sophia James (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

Sophia James and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia James, born in 1846 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; John (born 1872 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1877 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1879 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1881 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1876 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1880 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Lodger, Henry (born 1848 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), Sophia's Lodger Head, Mary (born 1852 in Epping, Essex, England) and Sophia's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1819 in Sussex, England).


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Sophia James's household

Female

Sophia

James

Head
Male

John

James

Son
Male

William

James

Son
Male

Henry

James

Son
Female

Alice

James

Daughter
Female

Louisa

James

Daughter
Male

Henry

Grant

Lodger
Female

Mary

Richardson

Lodger Head
Female

Edith

Richardson

Daughter
Male

George

Richardson

Son
Female

Mary

Strange

Mother In Law
First name(s) Sophia
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

James

Head

Widow

35

1846

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

John

James

Son

Single

9

1872

Stepney, Middlesex, England

William

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Henry

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alice

James

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Louisa

James

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Henry

Grant

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Mary

Richardson

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Epping, Essex, England

Edith

Richardson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bow, Middlesex, England

George

Richardson

Son

Single

1

1880

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Mary

Strange

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Sussex, England

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