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Household of James Smith (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

James Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1837 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1836 in Wapping, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William J (born 1860 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1862 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Frances (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1874 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and James's Boarder, Frederick (born 1869 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Male

William J

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Frances

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ada

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

May

Boarder
Male

Frederick

May

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wapping, Middlesex, England

William J

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Frances

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ada

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stepney, Middlesex, England

William

May

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Frederick

May

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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