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Household of John Smith (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1837 in Bishopsgate, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1839 in -. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1872 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1804 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1812 in Bishopsgate).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Tight

Mother
Male

John

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bishopsgate

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Bishopsgate

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

-

John

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Tight

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

John

Taylor

Lodger

Widower

69

1812

Bishopsgate

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