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Household of Alfred Smith (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Alfred Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Smith, born in 1844 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1842 in Lewes, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Albert (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ada (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alfred's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Cumberland, England), Alfred's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Plumpton, Sussex, England), Alfred's Boarder, Ustin (born 1862 in Plumpton, Sussex, England) and Alfred's Visitor, Maria (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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Alfred Smith's household

Male

Alfred

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Male

Albert

Smith

Son
Female

Ada

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emily

Watson

Servant
Male

John

Cumming

Boarder
Male

William

Thomsett

Boarder
Male

Ustin

Thomsett

Boarder
Female

Maria

Bale

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lewes, Sussex, England

Albert

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ada

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Emily

Watson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

John

Cumming

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Cumberland, England

William

Thomsett

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Plumpton, Sussex, England

Ustin

Thomsett

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Plumpton, Sussex, England

Maria

Bale

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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