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Household of Benjamin Smith (born 1845, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Smith, born in 1845 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1847 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1866 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1871 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1873 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), David (born 1877 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, George (born 1799 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Emmanuel (born 1829 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Ruth (born 1860 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Smith's household

Male

Benjamin

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Mary A

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Willetts

Boarder
Male

Emmanuel

Willetts

Boarder
Female

Ruth

Green

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

George

Willetts

Boarder

Widower

82

1799

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Emmanuel

Willetts

Boarder

Single

52

1829

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Green

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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