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Household of Edward Smedley (born 1815)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.
Edward Smedley and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Smedley, born in 1815 in , consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Smedley, born in 1809 in Burton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1839 in Egremont, Cheshire, England), John (born 1843 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1847 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1849 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1851 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Lodger Head, Maria (born 1810 in Dorset, England).
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Edward Smedley's household
Edward
Smedley
Head
Phoebe
Smedley
Wife
Annie
Smedley
Daughter
John
Smedley
Son
Elizabeth
Smedley
Daughter
Joseph
Smedley
Son
Jane
Smedley
Daughter In Law
Maria
Meech
Lodger Head
Ann
Meech
Daughter
Joseph
Meech
Son
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Smedley |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Wales |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Smedley | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Wales | |
Phoebe | Smedley | Wife | Married | 72 | 1809 | Burton, Cheshire, England | |
Annie | Smedley | Daughter | Married | 42 | 1839 | Egremont, Cheshire, England | |
John | Smedley | Son | Single | 38 | 1843 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Smedley | Daughter | Single | 34 | 1847 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph | Smedley | Son | Married | 32 | 1849 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Jane | Smedley | Daughter In Law | Married | 30 | 1851 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Maria | Meech | Lodger Head | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Dorset, England | |
Ann | Meech | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph | Meech | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
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