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Household of Alex Smith (born 1814, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alex Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Smith, born in 1814 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1817 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1874 in Millwall, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Boarder Head, Ralph Archer, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Alex Smith's household

Male

Alex

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

James

Pratten

Grand Son
Male

Ralph

Archer

Boarder Head
Female

Kate

Archer

Wife
First name(s) Alex
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Smith

Head

Married

67

1814

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

64

1817

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Smith

Son

Single

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Pratten

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Ralph

Archer

Boarder Head

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Kate

Archer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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