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Household of William Smith (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1851 in Essex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1853 in Essex, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1870 in Essex, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Essex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, George (born 1844 in Tilbury, Essex, England), William's Visitor, Ellen (born 1846 in Essex, England), William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1870 in Tilbury, Essex, England), William's Visitor, Louisa (born 1872 in Tilbury, Essex, England), William's Visitor, Arthur (born 1875 in Tilbury, Essex, England), William's Visitor, Susan (born 1877 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, Ada (born 1880 in Enfield, Middlesex, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Male

Frederick

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Brown

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Brown

Visitor
Female

Louisa

Brown

Visitor
Male

Arthur

Brown

Visitor
Female

Susan

Brown

Visitor
Female

Ada

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

30

1851

Essex, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Essex, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Essex, England

Frederick

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Essex, England

George

Brown

Visitor

Married

37

1844

Tilbury, Essex, England

Ellen

Brown

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Essex, England

Sarah

Brown

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Tilbury, Essex, England

Louisa

Brown

Visitor

Single

9

1872

Tilbury, Essex, England

Arthur

Brown

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Tilbury, Essex, England

Susan

Brown

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Ada

Brown

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Enfield, Middlesex, England

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