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Household of John Smith (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1842 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Charles Henry (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, John (born 1857 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), John's Boarder Head, Michael (born 1854 in Ireland) and John's Boarder Head, Walter (born 1863 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Hughs

Boarder Head
Male

Michael

Haran

Boarder Head
Male

Walter

Usherwood

Boarder Head
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Charles Henry

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Hughs

Boarder Head

Single

24

1857

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Michael

Haran

Boarder Head

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Walter

Usherwood

Boarder Head

Single

18

1863

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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