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Household of William Smith (born 1831, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1831 in Mellor, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1832 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1859 in Newton, Cheshire, England), John James (born 1862 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Wright (born 1866 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Newton, Cheshire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

John James

Smith

Son
Male

Wright

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Newton, Cheshire, England

John James

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Newton, Cheshire, England

Wright

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Newton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton, Cheshire, England

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