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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Smith, born in 1847 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1869 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth Varris (born 1879 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1855 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1877 in Clayton, Lancashire, England) and John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1823 in Chillington, Bedfordshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Caroline

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth Varris

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Cachells

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Cachells

Lodger
Male

John

Cachells

Lodger
Female

Mary

Freemur

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, 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

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bedfordshire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Varris

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John

Cachells

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cachells

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

John

Cachells

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Freemur

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Chillington, Bedfordshire, England

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