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Household of Thomas James (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James, born in 1844 in St Erth, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane James, born in 1843 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Thomas F (born 1876 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England), Mary H (born 1878 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret A (born 1862 in Lelant, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Servant, James (born 1867 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Jane

James

Wife
Male

Thomas F

James

Son
Female

Mary H

James

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

James

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Inch

Servant
Male

James

Mollard

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place St Erth, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

37

1844

St Erth, Cornwall, England

Jane

James

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Thomas F

James

Son

Single

5

1876

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Mary H

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Margaret A

Inch

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lelant, Cornwall, England

James

Mollard

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

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