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Household of James Smith (born 1841, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1841 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1846 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 8 children; Harry (born 1867 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Edward (born 1868 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Frank (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Kate (born 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Emma (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Bromley, Kent, England), Charles (born 1881 in Bromley, Kent, England) and May (born 1881 in Bromley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1817 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England) and James's Lodger, Jane (born 1806 in Erith, Kent, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

Frank

Smith

Son
Female

Kate

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Female

May

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wellbon

Mother In Law
Female

Jane

Clarke

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Croydon, Surrey, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Croydon, Surrey, England

Frank

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Kate

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Herbert

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Kent, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Kent, England

May

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Kent, England

Sarah

Wellbon

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Clarke

Lodger

Widow

75

1806

Erith, Kent, England

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