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Household of William Smith (born 1807, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1807 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Smith, born in 1825 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1859 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1862 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1866 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, John Hesslewood, born in 1860 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Rachel

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

John

Hesslewood

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First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

74

1807

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Smith

Wife

Married

56

1825

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

John

Hesslewood

-

Single

21

1860

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

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