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Household of William James (born 1856, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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.

William James and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1856 in Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah James, born in 1842 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, William (born 1869 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1872 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William's Stepson, George (born 1875 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1880 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Wiltshire, England) and William's Lodger, Mary (born 1840 in -).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Sarah

James

Wife
Male

William

Gibbs

Stepson
Female

Annie

Gibbs

Step Daughter
Male

George

Gibbs

Stepson
Female

Sarah

Gibbs

Step Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kent

Boarder
Female

Mary

Blenheim

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

25

1856

Wiltshire, England

Sarah

James

Wife

Married

39

1842

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

William

Gibbs

Stepson

Single

12

1869

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Annie

Gibbs

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

George

Gibbs

Stepson

Single

6

1875

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Gibbs

Step Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Kent

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Wiltshire, England

Mary

Blenheim

Lodger

Single

41

1840

-

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