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Household of Edward Smith (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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 Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Smith, born in 1832 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1831 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1855 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1860 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Essex, England), Maria (born 1869 in Essex, England) and Alice (born 1873 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, William Boor, born in 1865 in Essex, England.


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Edward Smith's household

Male

Edward

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Maria

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Boor

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Smith

Head

Married

49

1832

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Chatham, Kent, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Married

26

1855

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Essex, England

Maria

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Essex, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Essex, England

William

Boor

Servant

Single

16

1865

Essex, England

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