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Household of William James (born 1835, Somerset)

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 James and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James, born in 1835 in Milford, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth James, born in 1842 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1870 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lyia Jane (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sidney (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Jane Lowrey, born in 1848 in Grampound, Cornwall, England.


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William James's household

Male

William

James

Head
Female

Elizabeth

James

Wife
Male

William H

James

Son
Female

Lyia Jane

James

Daughter
Male

Sidney

James

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Lowrey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name James
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Milford, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

James

Head

Married

46

1835

Milford, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

James

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

William H

James

Son

Single

11

1870

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lyia Jane

James

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sidney

James

Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Lowrey

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Grampound, Cornwall, England

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