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Household of James Smith (born 1829, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1829 in Farnham, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Amelia Smith, born in 1831 in South Norwood, Surrey, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1853 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), George (born 1863 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1865 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), Harry (born 1870 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), Charles M (born 1875 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), Emma (born 1857 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), Amelia (born 1861 in South Norwood, Surrey, England) and Alice E (born 1872 in South Norwood, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary A Wilson, born in 1856 in Copthorne, Sussex, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Amelia

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Male

Charles M

Smith

Son
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Farnham, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Farnham, Surrey, England

Amelia

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

South Norwood, Surrey, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

28

1853

South Norwood, Surrey, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Charles M

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

24

1857

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Amelia

Smith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Alice E

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Mary A

Wilson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Copthorne, Sussex, England

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