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Household of William Smith (born 1857, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1857 in Chiddingly, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lettey Smith, born in 1859 in Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1880 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Relative, Herbert (born 1857 in Sussex, England), William's Relative, Walter (born 1861 in Sussex, England), William's Relative, Ambrose (born 1863 in Sussex, England) and William's Relative, Avies (born 1869 in Hellingly, Sussex, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Lettey

Smith

Wife
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Herbert

Petitt

Relative
Male

Walter

Petitt

Relative
Male

Ambrose

Petitt

Relative
Female

Avies

Petitt

Relative
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

24

1857

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Lettey

Smith

Wife

Married

22

1859

Sussex, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Herbert

Petitt

Relative

Single

24

1857

Sussex, England

Walter

Petitt

Relative

Single

20

1861

Sussex, England

Ambrose

Petitt

Relative

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

Avies

Petitt

Relative

Single

12

1869

Hellingly, Sussex, England

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