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Household of Ben Smith (born 1823, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.
Ben Smith and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Smith, born in 1823 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Smith, born in 1853 in Bacup, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel C (born 1874 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Ben (born 1876 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1879 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Tom Ainsworth (born 1881 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Boarder, James Boocock, born in 1856 in Bacup, Lancashire, England.
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Ben Smith's household
Ben
Smith
Head
Rebecca
Smith
Wife
Samuel C
Smith
Son
Ben
Smith
Son
Harry
Smith
Son
Tom Ainsworth
Smith
Son
James
Boocock
Boarder
| First name(s) | Ben |
| Last name | Smith |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben | Smith | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Rebecca | Smith | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Bacup, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel C | Smith | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bacup, Lancashire, England | |
Ben | Smith | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bacup, Lancashire, England | |
Harry | Smith | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bacup, Lancashire, England | |
Tom Ainsworth | Smith | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | West Kirby, Cheshire, England | |
James | Boocock | Boarder | Single | 25 | 1856 | Bacup, Lancashire, England |
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