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Household of Walter Smailes (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Walter Smailes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Smailes, born in 1847 in Thorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Maria Smailes, born in 1841 in Thorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Rebecca, born 1876 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Sister Son, Samson (born 1856 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), Walter's Sister Son, John (born 1865 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), Walter's Sister Son, George (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England) and Walter's Lodger, George (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England).


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Walter Smailes's household

Male

Walter

Smailes

Head
Female

Maria

Smailes

Wife
Male

Samson

Bywater

Sister Son
Male

John

Bywater

Sister Son
Male

George

Bywater

Sister Son
Female

Rebecca

Smailes

Daughter
Male

George

Gamewell

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Smailes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Thorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Smailes

Head

Married

34

1847

Thorpe, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Smailes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Thorpe, Yorkshire, England

Samson

Bywater

Sister Son

Single

25

1856

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

John

Bywater

Sister Son

Single

16

1865

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

George

Bywater

Sister Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Smailes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

George

Gamewell

Lodger

Widower

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

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