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Household of James Smith (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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 1838 in Colyton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Letitia Smith, born in 1843 in Ilminster, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1866 in Colyton, Devon, England), John G (born 1869 in Colyton, Devon, England), Isaac L (born 1871 in Colyton, Devon, England) and Florence M M (born 1877 in Colyton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, George (born 1862 in Colyford, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Colyton, Devon, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Letitia

Smith

Wife
Male

William J

Smith

Son
Male

John G

Smith

Son
Male

Isaac L

Smith

Son
Female

Florence M M

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Hoskins

Servant
Female

Eliza

Hooper

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Colyton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Colyton, Devon, England

Letitia

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ilminster, Somerset, England

William J

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Colyton, Devon, England

John G

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Colyton, Devon, England

Isaac L

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Colyton, Devon, England

Florence M M

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Colyton, Devon, England

George

Hoskins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Colyford, Devon, England

Eliza

Hooper

Servant

Single

15

1866

Colyton, Devon, England

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