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Household of William Smith (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1811 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Ibbetson Smith, born in 1816 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mirth Elizth (born 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Jane Ellen (born 1843 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harriet Preston (born 1855 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1857 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Edith May, born 1879 in Killinghall, Yorkshire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Rachel Ibbetson

Smith

Wife
Female

Mirth Elizth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Harriet Preston

Smith

Daughter
Female

Anne

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Edith May

Sawtell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

70

1811

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Rachel Ibbetson

Smith

Wife

Married

65

1816

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mirth Elizth

Smith

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriet Preston

Smith

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Smith

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith May

Sawtell

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Killinghall, Yorkshire, England

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