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Household of Robert Smith (born 1845, Berwickshire)

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 Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1845 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Frances E Smith, born in 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Frances A (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Beatrice M (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father In Law, John G (born 1819 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Robert's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Robert's Lodger, Henry P (born 1862 in Durham, England).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Frances E

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Frances A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Beatrice M

Smith

Daughter
Male

John G

Forster

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter In Law
Male

Henry P

Oates

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Frances E

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Frances A

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Beatrice M

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

John G

Forster

Father In Law

Widower

62

1819

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Forster

Daughter In Law

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Henry P

Oates

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

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