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Household of William Smith (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1842 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1843 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; John H (born 1863 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Mary (born 1864 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), James (born 1869 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Maria (born 1881 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

John H

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Maria

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Durham, England

John H

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Maria

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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