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Household of John Smith (born 1827, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1827 in Bootle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lucy Smith, born in 1830 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen Lucy Davenport, born 1869 in Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Emily Lister (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1844 in Kington, Dorset, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth Lucy

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen Lucy Davenport

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emily Lister

Coessey

Governess
Female

Mary Ann

Butt

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Fudge

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bootle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

54

1827

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth Lucy

Smith

Wife

Married

51

1830

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Ellen Lucy Davenport

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dorset, England

Emily Lister

Coessey

Governess

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Butt

Servant

Single

37

1844

Kington, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Fudge

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Read

Servant

Single

19

1862

Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, England

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