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Household of Richard Smerdon (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Richard Smerdon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Smerdon, born in 1851 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smerdon, born in 1849 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England), George (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England), Sally (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Father, Richard (born 1813 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and Richard's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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Richard Smerdon's household

Male

Richard

Smerdon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smerdon

Wife
Male

Richard

Smerdon

Son
Male

George

Smerdon

Son
Female

Sally

Smerdon

Daughter
Female

Annie

Smerdon

Daughter
Male

Richard

Smerdon

Father
Male

William

Smerdon

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Smerdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Smerdon

Head

Married

30

1851

Torquay, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Smerdon

Wife

Married

32

1849

Torquay, Devon, England

Richard

Smerdon

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

George

Smerdon

Son

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

Sally

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Annie

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Torquay, Devon, England

Richard

Smerdon

Father

Widower

68

1813

Ashburton, Devon, England

William

Smerdon

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Torquay, Devon, England

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