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Household of William Smith (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 1841 in Coxhoe, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to W Mary Smith, born in 1839 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mathew (born 1867 in Quarrington, Durham, England), William Ellis (born 1872 in Quarrington, Durham, England) and Thomas Christopher (born 1879 in Quarrington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Ann (born 1862 in Hartley, Northumberland, England), William's Other, Margaret Jane (born 1871 in Quarrington, Durham, England) and William's Other, Mary Hannah (born 1875 in Quarrington, Durham, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

W Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Harrison

Step Daughter
Male

Mathew

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Smith

Other
Male

William Ellis

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Smith

Other
Male

Thomas Christopher

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Coxhoe, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Coxhoe, Durham, England

W Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Harrison

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hartley, Northumberland, England

Mathew

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Quarrington, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Smith

Other

Single

10

1871

Quarrington, Durham, England

William Ellis

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Quarrington, Durham, England

Mary Hannah

Smith

Other

Single

6

1875

Quarrington, Durham, England

Thomas Christopher

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Quarrington, Durham, England

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