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Household of John Smith (born 1819, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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.

John Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1819 in Essex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Belvedere, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Belvedere, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Belvedere, Kent, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Belvedere, Kent, England) and Selina (born 1879 in Belvedere, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Joseph (born 1855 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and John's Wife Of Lodger, Alice (born 1856 in Essex, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Clench

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Clench

Wife Of Lodger
Male

Alfred

Clench

Son
Female

Margaret

Clench

Daughter
Female

Selina

Clench

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

62

1819

Essex, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Belvedere, Kent, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Belvedere, Kent, England

Joseph

Clench

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alice

Clench

Wife Of Lodger

Married

25

1856

Essex, England

Alfred

Clench

Son

Single

6

1875

Belvedere, Kent, England

Margaret

Clench

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Belvedere, Kent, England

Selina

Clench

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Belvedere, Kent, England

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