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Household of James Smithson (born 1853, Yorkshire)

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 Smithson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smithson, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Smithson, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Arthur (born 1875 in Australia) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Smithson's household

Male

James

Smithson

Head
Female

Ann

Smithson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Vardy

Nephew
Female

Mary

Vardy

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smithson

Head

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Smithson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Smithson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Smithson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Vardy

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Australia

Mary

Vardy

Visitor

Widow

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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