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Household of John Smythe (born 1826, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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 Smythe and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smythe, born in 1826 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Laura Smythe, born in 1835 in Hadlow, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Maidstone, Kent, England), William T (born 1861 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Gertrude (born 1866 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Grace M (born 1870 in Maidstone, Kent, England), George S (born 1873 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Arthur A (born 1876 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Percy (born 1879 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary A (born 1846 in Ponders End, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Ponders End, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in Snodland, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1859 in Kent, England).


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John Smythe's household

Male

John

Smythe

Head
Female

Laura

Smythe

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smythe

Daughter
Male

William T

Smythe

Son
Female

Gertrude

Smythe

Daughter
Female

Grace M

Smythe

Daughter
Male

George S

Smythe

Son
Male

Arthur A

Smythe

Son
Male

Percy

Smythe

Son
Female

Mary A

Evans

Servant
Female

Jane

Evans

Servant
Female

Emma

Diprose

Servant
Female

Emma

Tompsett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smythe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smythe

Head

Married

55

1826

Maidstone, Kent, England

Laura

Smythe

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hadlow, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Smythe

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Maidstone, Kent, England

William T

Smythe

Son

Single

20

1861

Maidstone, Kent, England

Gertrude

Smythe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Maidstone, Kent, England

Grace M

Smythe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Maidstone, Kent, England

George S

Smythe

Son

Single

8

1873

Maidstone, Kent, England

Arthur A

Smythe

Son

Single

5

1876

Maidstone, Kent, England

Percy

Smythe

Son

Single

2

1879

Maidstone, Kent, England

Mary A

Evans

Servant

Single

35

1846

Ponders End, Middlesex, England

Jane

Evans

Servant

Single

28

1853

Ponders End, Middlesex, England

Emma

Diprose

Servant

Single

24

1857

Snodland, Kent, England

Emma

Tompsett

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kent, England

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