James was thirty-two years old at the time of the 1841 census. He was working as an agricultural labourer. The census gives the address as Cottage, Great Sampford, Essex.

His wife Abigail was 27 years old.

James had three children at home at the time of the 1841 census. Mary Anne was 5, Eliza was 2, Robert was 3 months.

James was born at Great Sampford in Essex, as were the children. Abigail was born at Radwinter in Essex. The transcript for their entry is here.

James was forty-two years old at the time of the 1851 census. He was working as an agricultural labourer. The census gives the address as The Grange, Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

His wife Abigail was 37 years old.

James had six children at home at the time of the 1851 census. Mary Anne was 15, Eliza was 12, Robert was 10, Emma was 7, James was 4 and Sarah was 1. Mary Anne, Eliza and Robert are recorded as straw plaiters.

James was born at Great Sampford in Essex, as were the children. Abigail was born at Radwinter in Essex. The transcript for their entry is here.

James was fifty-four years old at the time of the 1861 census. He was working as an agricultural labourer. The census gives the address as The Grange, Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

His wife Abagail (Abigail) was 49 years old. James and Abigail both added two years to their ages for the 1861 census.

James had six children at home at the time of the 1861 census. Robert was 20, James was 14, Sarah was 11, Louisa was 9, William was 6 and Lydia was 3. Abigail, Robert and James are also recorded as agricultural labourers.

James was born at Great Sampford in Essex, as were the children. Abigail was born at Radwinter in Essex. The transcript for their entry is here.

James was sixty-two years old at the time of the 1871 census. He was working as an agricultural labourer. The census gives the address as The Grange, Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

His wife Abigail was 57 years old.

James had three children at home at the time of the 1871 census. James was 24, Louisa was 19 and Lydia was 13.

James was born at Sampford in Essex, as were the children. James's wife Abigail was born at Radwinter in Essex. The transcript for their entry is here.

James was seventy-two years old at the time of the 1881 census. He was working as an agricultural labourer. The census gives the address as Cottage, Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

His wife Abigail was 67 years old.

James was born at Old Sanford (Great Sampford) in Essex (why did James go back to using the old name in 1881?), and Abigail was born at Radwinter in Essex. The transcript for their entry is here.

James was eighty-two years old at the time of the 1891 census. He was a widower. The census gives his address as Farm Road, Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

James was born at Sampford in Essex. The transcript for his entry is here.