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Household of John Smith (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1852 in Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; John (born 1877 in Bridgend, Devon, England), Henry (born 1850 in Devon, England), Charles (born 1862 in Devon, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Devon, England), Clara (born 1868 in Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Devon, England) and Ellen (born 1874 in Devon, England). He had 1 grandchild; John, born 1878 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph Harnold, born in 1858 in Devon, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Harnold

Lodger
Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Female

Clara

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Lyndon

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

29

1852

Devon, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Bridgend, Devon, England

Joseph

Harnold

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

John

Smith

Head

Married

55

1826

Holbeton, Devon, England

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

31

1850

Devon, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Clara

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

John

Lyndon

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Devon, England

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