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Household of Edward Smith (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1842 in Haswell, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1841 in Willington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth A (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John George (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edward (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Septimus S (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Sister, Mary Foster, born in 1837 in Willington, Durham, England.


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Edward Smith's household

Male

Edward

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter
Male

John George

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Septimus S

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Foster

Sister
First name(s) Edward
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Haswell, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Haswell, Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Willington, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

John George

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Septimus S

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Foster

Sister

Widow

44

1837

Willington, Durham, England

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