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Household of John Smith (born 1826, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1826 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1833 in Batley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1862 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1867 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1872 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Betty Whitehead, born in 1804 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Betty

Whitehead

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

55

1826

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

48

1833

Batley, Yorkshire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Whitehead

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Yorkshire, England

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