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Household of Robert Smelling (born 1817, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Smelling and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smelling, born in 1817 in Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabell Smelling, born in 1818 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Caroline (born 1845 in Dorset, England), Robert's Visitor, Mary (born 1847 in Dorset, England) and Robert's Visitor, Ellen (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Robert Smelling's household

Male

Robert

Smelling

Head
Female

Isabell

Smelling

Wife
Female

Caroline

Squibb

Visitor
Female

Mary

Squibb

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Cowan

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smelling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smelling

Head

Married

64

1817

Dorset, England

Isabell

Smelling

Wife

Married

63

1818

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Caroline

Squibb

Visitor

Single

36

1845

Dorset, England

Mary

Squibb

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Dorset, England

Ellen

Cowan

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

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