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Household of Richard Smith (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Smith, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza A (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David M (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Sister-In-Law, Eliza Forsyth, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Richard Smith's household

Male

Richard

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza A

Smith

Daughter
Male

David M

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza

Forsyth

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza A

Smith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David M

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Forsyth

Sister-In-Law

-

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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