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Household of Alex Smith (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Smith, born in 1849 in , consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smith, born in 1853 in Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Sister, Ann Shappard, born in 1858 in St Peters, Northumberland, England.


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Alex Smith's household

Male

Alex

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Shappard

Sister
First name(s) Alex
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ann

Shappard

Sister

Widow

23

1858

St Peters, Northumberland, England

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