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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1850, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cuckfield, Sussex, 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.

Thomas Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1850 in Rotherfield, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel Smith, born in 1856 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Rachel (born 1877 in Kent, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Harriet (born 1881 in Keymer, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Frank Short, born in 1866 in Thakeham, Sussex, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Rachel

Smith

Wife
Female

Rachel

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Harriet

Smith

Daughter
Male

Frank

Short

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Rachel

Smith

Wife

Married

25

1856

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Rachel

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Harriet

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Keymer, Sussex, England

Frank

Short

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Thakeham, Sussex, England

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