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Household of Robert Smithson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Smithson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smithson, born in 1836 in Thistleton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smithson, born in 1836 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1865 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert Smithson's household

Male

Robert

Smithson

Head
Female

Margaret

Smithson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smithson

Son
Male

Thomas

Smithson

Son
Female

Mary

Smithson

Daughter
Male

William

Smithson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Thistleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smithson

Head

Married

45

1836

Thistleton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smithson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Smithson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Robert

Smithson

Son

Single

12

1869

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Smithson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Smithson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

William

Smithson

Son

Single

3

1878

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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