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Household of John Smith (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1849 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1850 in Rotherhithe, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1869 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Ann (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1877 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1879 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Rupert (born 1881 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Caroline (born 1815 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1809 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Rupert

Smith

Son
Female

Caroline

Smith

Visitor
Male

James

Heasman

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Rotherhithe, Middlesex, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Rupert

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Smith

Visitor

Widow

66

1815

Stepney, Middlesex, England

James

Heasman

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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