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Household of John Smith (born 1845, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 1845 in Alston, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1845 in Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; John Thos (born 1871 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Bella Dawson (born 1876 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Hugh R (born 1878 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Wilfrid (born 1881 in Lamesley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Robson, born in 1850 in Usworth, Durham, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

John Thos

Smith

Son
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Bella Dawson

Smith

Daughter
Male

Hugh R

Smith

Son
Male

Wilfrid

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Robson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Alston, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Alston, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cumberland, England

John Thos

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Lamesley, Durham, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lamesley, Durham, England

Bella Dawson

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lamesley, Durham, England

Hugh R

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Lamesley, Durham, England

Wilfrid

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Lamesley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Robson

Servant

Single

31

1850

Usworth, Durham, England

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