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Household of Benjamin G Smith (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Benjamin G Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin G Smith, born in 1844 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin G was the head of the household, married to Jane E Smith, born in 1840 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Luther (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Herbert A (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin G's Servant, Mary Lawton, born in 1856 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England.


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Benjamin G Smith's household

Male

Benjamin G

Smith

Head
Female

Jane E

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Luther

Smith

Son
Male

Herbert A

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Female

Ethel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lawton

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin G
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin G

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Luther

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Herbert A

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Lawton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

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