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Household of William James (born 1843)

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.

William James and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1843 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane James, born in 1849 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1867 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Richard L (born 1870 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Jane L (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William A (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John O (born 1877 in Westminster, Surrey, England), Edith H (born 1879 in Westminster, Surrey, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Matilda (born 1863 in Westminster, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Florence (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Jane

James

Wife
Female

Mary

James

Daughter
Male

Richard L

James

Son
Female

Jane L

James

Daughter
Male

William A

James

Son
Male

John O

James

Son
Female

Edith H

James

Daughter
Male

Harold

James

Son
Female

Matilda

Bott

Servant
Female

Florence

Sturgeon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

38

1843

Wales

Jane

James

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

James

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwark, Surrey, England

Richard L

James

Son

Single

11

1870

Southwark, Surrey, England

Jane L

James

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William A

James

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John O

James

Son

Single

4

1877

Westminster, Surrey, England

Edith H

James

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Westminster, Surrey, England

Harold

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Bott

Servant

Single

18

1863

Westminster, Surrey, England

Florence

Sturgeon

Servant

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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