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Household of James Want (born 1843, Bedfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, 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.
James Want and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Want, born in 1843 in Bedfordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Want, born in 1843 in Newark, Northamptonshire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1876 in Northamptonshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Robert (born 1815 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England), James's Lodger, Charles (born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England) and James's Lodger, Sam (born 1844 in Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, England).
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James Want's household
James
Want
Head
Alice
Want
Wife
James
Want
Son
Elizabeth
Want
Daughter
Robert
Wright
Boarder
Charles
Coxell
Lodger
Sam
Careless
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Want |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Bedfordshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Want | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Bedfordshire, England | |
Alice | Want | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Newark, Northamptonshire, England | |
James | Want | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Northamptonshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Want | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England | |
Robert | Wright | Boarder | Single | 66 | 1815 | Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England | |
Charles | Coxell | Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Lincolnshire, England | |
Sam | Careless | Lodger | - | 37 | 1844 | Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, England |
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