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Household of Benjamin Smart (born 1850, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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.

Benjamin Smart and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Smart, born in 1850 in Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smart, born in 1846 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1870 in Hove, Sussex, England) and Harry James (born 1871 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1813 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Benjamin's Lodger, George (born 1855 in Sussex, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Alfred Henry (born 1859 in Lingfield, Sussex, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1847 in Chichester, Sussex, England).


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Benjamin Smart's household

Male

Benjamin

Smart

Head
Female

Eliza

Smart

Wife
Female

Ada

Young

Daughter
Male

Harry James

Young

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smart

Mother
Male

George

Bryant

Lodger
Male

Alfred Henry

Constable

Lodger
Male

William

Woods

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Smart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Smart

Head

Married

31

1850

Sussex, England

Eliza

Smart

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rottingdean, Sussex, England

Ada

Young

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hove, Sussex, England

Harry James

Young

Son

Single

10

1871

Rottingdean, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Smart

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Guernsey, Channel Islands

George

Bryant

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Sussex, England

Alfred Henry

Constable

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Lingfield, Sussex, England

William

Woods

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Chichester, Sussex, England

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