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Household of Nicholas Smith (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Nicholas Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Smith, born in 1827 in Shotley Bridge, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1829 in Usworth, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Frances M (born 1853 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), John W (born 1859 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), Mary H (born 1863 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England), George R (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Margaret E (born 1851 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary F, born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Son In Law, John (born 1850 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Nicholas's Granson, John W (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Nicholas Smith's household

Male

Nicholas

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Frances M

Smith

Daughter
Male

John W

Smith

Son
Female

Mary H

Smith

Daughter
Male

George R

Smith

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son In Law
Female

Margaret E

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

John W

Thompson

Granson
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shotley Bridge, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Smith

Head

Married

54

1827

Shotley Bridge, Durham, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

Usworth, Durham, England

Frances M

Smith

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

John W

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Mary H

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

George R

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Thompson

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret E

Thompson

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Mary F

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

John W

Thompson

Granson

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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