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Household of W H Smyth (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

W H Smyth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W H Smyth, born in 1843 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. W H was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were W H's House Keeper, A M (born 1846 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), W H's Dress Maker, F M (born 1861 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England), W H's Assistant, A (born 1859 in Devon, England), W H's Assistant, E T (born 1861 in Lanlivery, Cornwall, England), W H's Apprentice, George (born 1863 in Dolton, Devon, England), W H's Apprentice, T (born 1865 in Mailand, Devon, England), W H's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Wales) and W H's Servant, M J (born 1862 in Langtree, Devon, England).


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W H Smyth's household

Male

W H

Smyth

Head
Female

A M

Kersham

House Keeper
Female

F M

George

Dress Maker
Female

A

Lock

Assistant
Female

E T

Higgs

Assistant
Male

George

Milton

Apprentice
Male

T

Ashton

Apprentice
Female

Sarah

Evans

Servant
Female

M J

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) W H
Last name Smyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W H

Smyth

Head

Single

38

1843

Barnstaple, Devon, England

A M

Kersham

House Keeper

Widow

35

1846

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

F M

George

Dress Maker

Single

20

1861

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

A

Lock

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

E T

Higgs

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Lanlivery, Cornwall, England

George

Milton

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Dolton, Devon, England

T

Ashton

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Mailand, Devon, England

Sarah

Evans

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wales

M J

Mitchell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Langtree, Devon, England

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