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Household of John Smith (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1874 in Nottinghamshire, England), Percy (born 1876 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England), Eric (born 1878 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England) and Guy (born 1878 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1864 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Newmarket, Suffolk, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Smith

Daughter
Male

Percy

Smith

Son
Male

Eric

Smith

Son
Male

Guy

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Wood

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Main

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Nottinghamshire, England

Percy

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England

Eric

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England

Guy

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Wood

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Scotland

Sarah

Main

Servant

Single

16

1865

Newmarket, Suffolk, England

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