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Household of William Smiles (born 1839, Durham)

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 Smiles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smiles, born in 1839 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dinah Smiles, born in 1838 in Rainton, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John G (born 1863 in Houghton, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Septimus (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Frederic (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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William Smiles's household

Male

William

Smiles

Head
Female

Dinah

Smiles

Wife
Male

John G

Smiles

Son
Male

William

Smiles

Son
Male

Joseph

Smiles

Son
Male

Thomas

Smiles

Son
Male

James

Smiles

Son
Male

Septimus

Smiles

Son
Male

Frederic

Smiles

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smiles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smiles

Head

Married

42

1839

Houghton, Durham, England

Dinah

Smiles

Wife

Married

43

1838

Rainton, Durham, England

John G

Smiles

Son

Single

18

1863

Houghton, Durham, England

William

Smiles

Son

Single

14

1867

Jarrow, Durham, England

Joseph

Smiles

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Smiles

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Smiles

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Septimus

Smiles

Son

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Frederic

Smiles

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

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