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Household of James Smith (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elsie Smith, born in 1855 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Edward (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Philip (born 1878 in Plaistow, Essex, England), James (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Andrew (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Isabella Paton, born in 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Elsie

Smith

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

Philip

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Isabella

Paton

-
Male

Andrew

Paton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elsie

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Greenwich, Kent, England

Benjamin

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Philip

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Plaistow, Essex, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Isabella

Paton

-

Married

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Paton

Son

Single

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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