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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1840 in Barrow, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sarah A (born 1869 in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1870 in Naburn, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, John (born 1864 in Barmby Moor, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Yapham, Yorkshire, England), John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1831 in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Arthur (born 1851 in -).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Nicholls

Brother In Law
Female

Jane

Simpson

Servant
Female

Mary

Nicholls

Mother In Law
Male

Arthur

Stokes

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Barrow, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

41

1840

Barrow, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Naburn, Yorkshire, England

John

Nicholls

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Barmby Moor, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Simpson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Yapham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nicholls

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Stokes

Boarder

Single

30

1851

-

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