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Household of William Smith (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1839 in Cockfield, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smith, born in 1844 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1873 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Lancelot (born 1863 in Lumley, Durham, England), William's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1867 in Durham, England) and William's Step Son, James (born 1870 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife
Male

Lancelot

Bell

Step Son
Female

Annie

Bell

Step Daughter
Male

James

Bell

Step Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cockfield, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Cockfield, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Durham, Durham, England

Lancelot

Bell

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Lumley, Durham, England

Annie

Bell

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

James

Bell

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

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