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Household of Robert Smith (born 1843, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1843 in Melbourne, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1876 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), John (born 1881 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Barrow, Cheshire, England) and Esther (born 1880 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister, Bessy Robey, born in 1837 in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England.


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Samuel

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Esther

Smith

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Robey

Sister
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Melbourne, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Melbourne, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Sutton, Cheshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Esther

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Bessy

Robey

Sister

Married

44

1837

Melbourne, Derbyshire, England

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