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Household of John Smithson (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 Smithson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smithson, born in 1819 in Upleatham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smithson, born in 1829 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1863 in South Bank, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Annie, born 1868 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1855 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, John Gray (born 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1860 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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John Smithson's household

Male

John

Smithson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smithson

Wife
Male

Walter

Waugh

Son
Female

Annie

Brunskill

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Goldthorpe

Lodger
Male

John

Pringle

Lodger
Male

John Gray

Spoor

Lodger
Male

John

Little

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Upleatham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smithson

Head

Married

62

1819

Upleatham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smithson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Stockton, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Waugh

Son

Single

18

1863

South Bank, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Brunskill

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Arthur

Goldthorpe

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Pringle

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

John Gray

Spoor

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Little

Lodger

Single

21

1860

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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