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Household of John Smith (born 1839, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1842 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1862 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1873 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1876 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mark (born 1862 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1820 in Staffordshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Harriet

Chadwick

Daughter
Female

Clara

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Male

Albert

Smith

Son
Male

Mark

Chadwick

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Hey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Halifax, 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

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Chadwick

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Chadwick

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Hey

Boarder

Widow

61

1820

Staffordshire, England

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