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Household of John Smith (born 1819, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 1819 in Plaistow, Essex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Smith, born in 1822 in Norfolk, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, S (born 1866 in Norfolk, England), John's Boarder, Hannah (born 1858 in Norfolk, England), John's Boarder Head, Frank (born 1857 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Child, Elizabeth (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England), John's Boarder Head, Alfred (born 1826 in Norfolk, England), John's Brother'sister Wife, Mary (born 1831 in Norfolk, England) and John's Child, Katie (born 1877 in Norfolk, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Louisa

Smith

Wife
Female

S

Dawerson

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Guinee

Boarder
Male

Frank

Guinee

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Guinee

Child
Male

Alfred

Sims

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Sims

Brother'sister Wife
Female

Katie

Sims

Child
Male

John

Sims

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

62

1819

Plaistow, Essex, England

Louisa

Smith

Wife

Married

59

1822

Norfolk, England

S

Dawerson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Norfolk, England

Hannah

Guinee

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Norfolk, England

Frank

Guinee

Boarder Head

Married

24

1857

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Guinee

Child

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Alfred

Sims

Boarder Head

Married

55

1826

Norfolk, England

Mary

Sims

Brother'sister Wife

Married

50

1831

Norfolk, England

Katie

Sims

Child

Single

4

1877

Norfolk, England

John

Sims

Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

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