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Household of Richard Smith (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Smith, born in 1818 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1818 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Edith Cleave (born 1847 in London, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edmund C (born 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Father In Law, William (born 1790 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England) and Richard's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Smith's household

Male

Richard

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Edith Cleave

Smith

Daughter
Male

William H

Smith

Son
Male

Edmund C

Smith

Son
Male

William

Cleave

Father In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Brassington

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Smith

Head

Married

63

1818

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

63

1818

London, Middlesex, England

Edith Cleave

Smith

Daughter

Single

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

William H

Smith

Son

Single

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edmund C

Smith

Son

Single

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Cleave

Father In Law

Widower

91

1790

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Brassington

Servant

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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