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Household of John Smerdon (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Smerdon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smerdon, born in 1836 in Ashburton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A L Smerdon, born in 1843 in Wolborough, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William H (born 1879 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and Thomas E J (born 1881 in Ashburton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Susan (born 1825 in Ashburton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Hannah M (born 1863 in Starcross, Devon, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England).


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John Smerdon's household

Male

John

Smerdon

Head
Female

Elizabeth A L

Smerdon

Wife
Male

William H

Smerdon

Son
Male

Thomas E J

Smerdonn

Son
Female

Susan

Smerdonn

Visitor
Female

Hannah M

Down

Servant
Male

John

Howe

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smerdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ashburton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smerdon

Head

Married

45

1836

Ashburton, Devon, England

Elizabeth A L

Smerdon

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wolborough, Devon, England

William H

Smerdon

Son

Single

2

1879

Ashburton, Devon, England

Thomas E J

Smerdonn

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashburton, Devon, England

Susan

Smerdonn

Visitor

Single

56

1825

Ashburton, Devon, England

Hannah M

Down

Servant

Single

18

1863

Starcross, Devon, England

John

Howe

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

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