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Household of James Smith (born 1833, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1833 in Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary H (born 1859 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England), Samuel J (born 1862 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England), George (born 1866 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England), Caroline (born 1867 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England) and Thomas H (born 1874 in Hordle, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, Louisa Burton, born in 1826 in Chalk, Wiltshire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary H

Smith

Daughter
Male

Samuel J

Smith

Son
Female

Mary A

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Caroline

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Smith

Son
Female

Louisa

Burton

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First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

48

1833

Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary H

Smith

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Samuel J

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Mary A

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Caroline

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Thomas H

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Hordle, Hampshire, England

Louisa

Burton

-

-

55

1826

Chalk, Wiltshire, England

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