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Household of John Smith (born 1852, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1852 in Lindsell, Essex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lydia Smith, born in 1856 in Thaxted, Essex, England. They had 5 children; George S (born 1875 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Florance J (born 1876 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), William F (born 1877 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Alice M M (born 1879 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Francis E (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Hugh Jones, born in 1844 in Newbrough, Anglesey, Wales.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Lydia

Smith

Wife
Male

George S

Smith

Son
Female

Florance J

Smith

Daughter
Male

William F

Smith

Son
Female

Alice M M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Francis E

Smith

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lindsell, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

29

1852

Lindsell, Essex, England

Lydia

Smith

Wife

Married

25

1856

Thaxted, Essex, England

George S

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Florance J

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walthamstow, Essex, England

William F

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Alice M M

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Francis E

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Hugh

Jones

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Newbrough, Anglesey, Wales

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