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Household of James W Smith (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 W Smith and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Smith, born in 1825 in Deal, Kent, consisted of 12 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Smith, born in 1835 in Eaton Constantine, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary F (born 1876 in Margate, Kent, England) and John V W (born 1857 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Step Sister, Bertha S (born 1844 in Margate, Kent, England), James W's Servant, Arthur (born 1854 in London, Middlesex, England), James W's Appren, Thomas (born 1861 in Egerton, Kent, England), James W's Appren, Cavyley O (born 1863 in Selham, Sussex, England), James W's Appren, Alexander (born 1863 in Brixton, Middlesex, England), James W's Visitor, George (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), James W's Servant, Rose M (born 1863 in St Nicholas, Kent, England) and James W's Servant, Marian A (born 1863 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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James W Smith's household

Male

James W

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah A

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary F

Smith

Daughter
Female

Bertha S

Matthew

Step Sister
Male

John V W

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur

Hill

Servant
Male

Thomas

Standen

Appren
Male

Cavyley O

Gosden

Appren
Male

Alexander

Crew

Appren
Male

George

Green

Visitor
Female

Rose M

Burton

Servant
Female

Marian A

Gerrard

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Deal, Kent, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Smith

Head

Married

56

1825

Deal, Kent, England

Sarah A

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Eaton Constantine, Shropshire, England

Mary F

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Margate, Kent, England

Bertha S

Matthew

Step Sister

Single

37

1844

Margate, Kent, England

John V W

Smith

Son

Single

24

1857

Margate, Kent, England

Arthur

Hill

Servant

Single

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Standen

Appren

Single

20

1861

Egerton, Kent, England

Cavyley O

Gosden

Appren

Single

18

1863

Selham, Sussex, England

Alexander

Crew

Appren

Single

18

1863

Brixton, Middlesex, England

George

Green

Visitor

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Rose M

Burton

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Nicholas, Kent, England

Marian A

Gerrard

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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