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Household of William James (born 1833, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 1833 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor James, born in 1836 in Newdigate, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Eleanor (born 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Sidney (born 1864 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Lilley (born 1867 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Herbert (born 1868 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1872 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Beatrice (born 1875 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and William (born 1878 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant Nurse, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Surrey, England) and William's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1834 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Eleanor

James

Wife
Female

Eleanor

James

Daughter
Male

Sidney

James

Son
Female

Lilley

James

Daughter
Male

Herbert

James

Son
Female

Ada

James

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

James

Daughter
Male

William

James

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Barnes

Servant Nurse
Female

Charlotte

Laurence

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

48

1833

Southwark, Surrey, England

Eleanor

James

Wife

Married

45

1836

Newdigate, Surrey, England

Eleanor

James

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Sidney

James

Son

Single

17

1864

Southwark, Surrey, England

Lilley

James

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwark, Surrey, England

Herbert

James

Son

Single

13

1868

Southwark, Surrey, England

Ada

James

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Southwark, Surrey, England

Beatrice

James

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southwark, Surrey, England

William

James

Son

Single

3

1878

Southwark, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Barnes

Servant Nurse

Single

46

1835

Surrey, England

Charlotte

Laurence

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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