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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 1840 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Smith, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Francis J M (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Arthur J (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Charlotte A J (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Robert R (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Mary M (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, Sarah Smith, born in 1865 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Annie

Smith

Wife
Male

Francis J M

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur J

Smith

Son
Female

Charlotte A J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert R

Smith

Son
Female

Mary M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Francis J M

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arthur J

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charlotte A J

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Robert R

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary M

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Cousin

Single

16

1865

Chester, Cheshire, England

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