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Household of John Smith (born 1850, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 1850 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Johanna Smith, born in 1853 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Harriett (born 1872 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Earnest (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Laurence (born 1833 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1850 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Johanna

Smith

Wife
Female

Harriett

Smith

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Smith

Son
Female

Lucy

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emma

Bulmer

Servant
Male

Laurence

Reddiough

Boarder
Male

William

Jotty

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Johanna

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Bulmer

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Laurence

Reddiough

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

William

Jotty

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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