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Household of Thomas James (born 1842, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

Thomas James and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1842 in Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel James, born in 1839 in Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1867 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1872 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1874 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Jemmy (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Harry (born 1870 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Horning, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Rachel

James

Wife
Male

Harry

James

Son
Female

Annie

James

Daughter
Female

Alice

James

Daughter
Female

Emma

James

Daughter
Male

Jemmy

James

Son
Male

Harry

Hyam

Visitor
Male

Robert

Skipper

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

39

1842

Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England

Rachel

James

Wife

Married

42

1839

Suffolk, England

Harry

James

Son

Single

14

1867

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Annie

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alice

James

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emma

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jemmy

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Harry

Hyam

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Robert

Skipper

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Horning, Norfolk, England

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