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Household of William Smith (born 1842, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Middlesex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1842 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1845 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Sydney (born 1872 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England), Percy (born 1875 in Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Fred (born 1860 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England), William's Lodger, Richard (born 1846 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and William's Lodger, Henry (born 1859 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Male

Sydney

Smith

Son
Male

Percy

Smith

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Fred

Andrews

Lodger
Male

Richard

Mills

Lodger
Male

Henry

Pearse

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Sydney

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Percy

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England

Fred

Andrews

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Richard

Mills

Lodger

-

35

1846

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Henry

Pearse

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

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