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Household of William Goldsmith (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

William Goldsmith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Goldsmith, born in 1840 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Goldsmith, born in 1850 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Lily (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and May (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Laura (born 1869 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and William's Step Son, George (born 1871 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).


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William Goldsmith's household

Male

William

Goldsmith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Goldsmith

Wife
Female

Laura

Lay

Step Daughter
Male

George

Lay

Step Son
Female

Lily

Goldsmith

Daughter
Female

May

Goldsmith

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Goldsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Goldsmith

Head

Married

41

1840

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Goldsmith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Laura

Lay

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ramsgate, Kent, England

George

Lay

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Lily

Goldsmith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

May

Goldsmith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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