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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1823 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emma (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Ann W (born 1851 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England). He had 4 grandchildren; William (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England), James (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England), George (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Albert J (born 1881 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, George Gibbs, born in 1851 in Marks Tey, Essex, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ann W

Gibbs

Daughter
Male

George

Gibbs

Son In Law
Male

William

Gibbs

Grand Son
Male

James

Gibbs

Grand Son
Male

George

Gibbs

Grand Son
Male

Albert J

Gibbs

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Widower

58

1823

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ann W

Gibbs

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

George

Gibbs

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Marks Tey, Essex, England

William

Gibbs

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

James

Gibbs

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

George

Gibbs

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Albert J

Gibbs

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

West Ham, Essex, England

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