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Household of Oswald J Smiles (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Hertfordshire, 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.

Oswald J Smiles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oswald J Smiles, born in 1842 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Oswald J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smiles, born in 1848 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Oswald D (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Elizabeth H (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Leon E (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Caroline E (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England), Arthur B (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Alice Eva (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oswald J's Servant, Ann E Smiles, born in 1861 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.


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Oswald J Smiles's household

Male

Oswald J

Smiles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smiles

Wife
Male

Oswald D

Smiles

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Smiles

Daughter
Male

Leon E

Smiles

Son
Female

Caroline E

Smiles

Daughter
Male

Arthur B

Smiles

Son
Female

Alice Eva

Smiles

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Smiles

Servant
First name(s) Oswald J
Last name Smiles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oswald J

Smiles

Head

Married

39

1842

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Smiles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Oswald D

Smiles

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Elizabeth H

Smiles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Leon E

Smiles

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Caroline E

Smiles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Arthur B

Smiles

Son

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice Eva

Smiles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Ann E

Smiles

Servant

Single

20

1861

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

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