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Household of John Smithson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Smithson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smithson, born in 1829 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Smithson, born in 1843 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1870 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Fred Jordan, born in 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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John Smithson's household

Male

John

Smithson

Head
Female

Hannah M

Smithson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Smithson

Son
Female

Emily

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Jordan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smithson

Head

Married

52

1829

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Smithson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Smithson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Smithson

Son

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Smithson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Jordan

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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