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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1840 in Stainton, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1844 in Hooton Roberts, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude Prince (born 1863 in Thrybergh, Yorkshire, England), Frances Amelia (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England) and Ada Bertha (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1823 in Street, Yorkshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Eliza Kister (born 1853 in Hooton Roberts, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Francis (born 1857 in Hooton Roberts, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Horace (born 1862 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Ernest John (born 1862 in Enfield, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1854 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Margaret Jane (born 1854 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Female

Gertrude Prince

Smith

Daughter
Female

Frances Amelia

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ada Bertha

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Prince

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza Kister

Prince

Sister In Law
Male

Francis

Bellk

Servant
Male

Horace

Windle

Servant
Male

Ernest John

Tilley

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Merfyn

Lodger
Female

Margaret Jane

Merfyn

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stainton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Stainton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hooton Roberts, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude Prince

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Thrybergh, Yorkshire, England

Frances Amelia

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Ada Bertha

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Prince

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Street, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Kister

Prince

Sister In Law

Single

28

1853

Hooton Roberts, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Bellk

Servant

Single

24

1857

Hooton Roberts, Yorkshire, England

Horace

Windle

Servant

Single

19

1862

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ernest John

Tilley

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Merfyn

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Jane

Merfyn

Lodger

-

27

1854

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

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