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Household of William Smelt (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Smelt and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smelt, born in 1853 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Smelt, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; William Aler (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ada Eliz (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Smelt's household

Male

William

Smelt

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Smelt

Wife
Male

William Aler

Smelt

Son
Female

Ada Eliz

Smelt

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smelt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smelt

Head

Married

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth J

Smelt

Wife

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William Aler

Smelt

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ada Eliz

Smelt

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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