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Household of William Smith (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1846 in Brantham, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1849 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England), Frederick W (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1873 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England), Charles A (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England), Rosa (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England), Florence M (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Mathew W (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Richard (born 1857 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Eliza (born 1845 in Widdington, Yorkshire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Charles A

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Female

Rosa

Smith

Daughter
Male

Richard

Sturdy

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Smith

Lodger
Female

Florence M

Eshebly

Daughter
Male

Mathew W

Eshebly

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Brantham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Brantham, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Frederick W

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Charles A

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Rosa

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Sturdy

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Smith

Lodger

-

36

1845

Widdington, Yorkshire, England

Florence M

Eshebly

Daughter

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Mathew W

Eshebly

Son

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

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