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Household of James Smith (born 1820, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1820 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1818 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samson (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Lily (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Higginbotham, born in 1848 in Chesterfield, Yorkshire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

Samson

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Lily

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Higginbotham

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

61

1820

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

63

1818

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Samson

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Higginbotham

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Chesterfield, Yorkshire, England

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