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Household of William James (born 1834, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1834 in Dorking, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah James, born in 1835 in Dorking, Norfolk, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Sarah (born 1843 in Dorking, Yorkshire, England), William's Brother In Law, George (born 1841 in Sprowston, Norfolk, England), William's Nephew, William (born 1881 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Sprowston, Norfolk, England).


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Sarah

James

Wife
Female

Sarah

Shorten

Sister
Male

George

Shorten

Brother In Law
Male

William

Shorten

Nephew
Male

George

Seaman

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dorking, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

47

1834

Dorking, Norfolk, England

Sarah

James

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dorking, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Shorten

Sister

Married

38

1843

Dorking, Yorkshire, England

George

Shorten

Brother In Law

Married

40

1841

Sprowston, Norfolk, England

William

Shorten

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

George

Seaman

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Sprowston, Norfolk, England

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