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Household of Robert Smedley (born 1812, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Robert Smedley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smedley, born in 1812 in Windley, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Hannah (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Joseph (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, John Wharrie, born in 1851 in Friskney, Lincolnshire, England.


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Robert Smedley's household

Male

Robert

Smedley

Head
Male

John

Wharrie

Son In Law
Female

Hannah

Wharrie

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Smedley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wharrie

Grand Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wharrie

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smedley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Windley, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smedley

Head

Widower

69

1812

Windley, Derbyshire, England

John

Wharrie

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Friskney, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Wharrie

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Smedley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wharrie

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wharrie

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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