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Household of Sylvanus A James (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Sylvanus A James and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sylvanus A James, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. Sylvanus A was the head of the household, married to Grace C James, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Edgar L (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace Mc D (born 1873 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ada M (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mina F (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sylvanus A's Servant, Margaret Skinner, born in 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Sylvanus A James's household

Male

Sylvanus A

James

Head
Female

Grace C

James

Wife
Male

Edgar L

James

Son
Female

Grace Mc D

James

Daughter
Female

Ada M

James

Daughter
Female

Mina F

James

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Skinner

Servant
First name(s) Sylvanus A
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sylvanus A

James

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Grace C

James

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edgar L

James

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace Mc D

James

Daughter

-

8

1873

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ada M

James

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mina F

James

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Skinner

Servant

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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