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Household of William E James (born 1838, Cornwall)

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.

William E James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E James, born in 1838 in Padstow, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Jane M James, born in 1844 in St Ives, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Ernest M (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alwyn M (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Robert M (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Christine M M (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William E's Servant, Louisa (born 1856 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William E's Servant, Mary A (born 1856 in St Ives, Cornwall, England).


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William E James's household

Male

William E

James

Head
Female

Jane M

James

Wife
Male

Ernest M

James

Son
Male

Alwyn M

James

Son
Male

Robert M

James

Son
Female

Christine M M

James

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Williams

Servant
Female

Mary A

Pemberthy

Servant
First name(s) William E
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Padstow, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E

James

Head

Married

43

1838

Padstow, Cornwall, England

Jane M

James

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Ernest M

James

Son

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alwyn M

James

Son

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert M

James

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Christine M M

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa

Williams

Servant

Single

25

1856

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Pemberthy

Servant

Single

25

1856

St Ives, Cornwall, England

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