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Household of John R Smithson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

John R Smithson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Smithson, born in 1846 in Flaxton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Mary Smithson, born in 1843 in Harton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary H (born 1876 in Claxton, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Claxton, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Claxton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Servant, Thomas (born 1860 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, England), John R's Servant, George (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John R's Servant, Ellen (born 1837 in Toseland, Huntingdonshire, England).


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John R Smithson's household

Male

John R

Smithson

Head
Female

Mary

Smithson

Wife
Female

Mary H

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smithson

Son
Male

Thomas

Buckle

Servant
Male

George

Stead

Servant
Female

Ellen

King

Servant
First name(s) John R
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Flaxton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Smithson

Head

Married

35

1846

Flaxton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smithson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Harton, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Smithson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Claxton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Smithson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Claxton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Smithson

Son

Single

3

1878

Claxton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Buckle

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

George

Stead

Servant

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

King

Servant

Single

44

1837

Toseland, Huntingdonshire, England

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