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Household of Thomas James (born 1850, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1850 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma M James, born in 1854 in Padstow, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ethel M (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Marian (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas J (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Louisa Jane Jones, born in 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Thomas James's household

Male

Thomas

James

Head
Female

Emma M

James

Wife
Male

William J

James

Son
Female

Ethel M

James

Daughter
Female

Marian

James

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

James

Son
Female

Louisa Jane

Jones

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

James

Head

Married

31

1850

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma M

James

Wife

Married

27

1854

Padstow, Cornwall, England

William J

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ethel M

James

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Marian

James

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas J

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa Jane

Jones

Sister In Law

Widow

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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