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Household of Benjamin Smith (born 1853, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Smith and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Smith, born in 1853 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 20 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1855 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1845 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Ann (born 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1835 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, John Thomas (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, James Henry (born 1870 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Mary Caroline (born 1874 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Charles (born 1829 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Thomas (born 1865 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Threaser (born 1872 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Ann (born 1877 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1847 in Rochester, Kent, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Edward (born 1852 in Chatham, Kent, England), Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1852 in Chatham, Kent, England), Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Rotherhithe, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Benjamin Smith's household

Male

Benjamin

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

King

Lodger
Female

Ann

King

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Edge

Lodger
Male

John Thomas

Edge

Lodger
Male

James Henry

Edge

Lodger
Female

Mary Caroline

Edge

Lodger
Male

Charles

Manning

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Manning

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Manning

Lodger
Female

Threaser

Manning

Lodger
Female

Ann

Manning

Lodger
Male

William

Harvey

Lodger
Male

Edward

Colester

Lodger
Male

William

Knight

Lodger
Male

William

Clark

Lodger
Male

William

Rennold

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Smith

Head

Married

28

1853

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Chatham, Kent, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chatham, Kent, England

John

King

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ann

King

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Edge

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John Thomas

Edge

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

James Henry

Edge

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Caroline

Edge

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Manning

Lodger

Married

52

1829

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Manning

Lodger

Married

48

1833

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Thomas

Manning

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Threaser

Manning

Lodger

Single

9

1872

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Ann

Manning

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

William

Harvey

Lodger

-

34

1847

Rochester, Kent, England

Edward

Colester

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Knight

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Clark

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Rotherhithe, Middlesex, England

William

Rennold

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

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