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Household of William Smith (born 1823, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1823 in Hartley, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Shotton, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1849 in Benton, Northumberland, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Mary Ellen (born 1875 in Hetton, Durham, England), Margaret Jane (born 1877 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Seaham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Margaret Smith, born in 1854 in Shields, Durham, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary Ellen

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hartley, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

58

1823

Hartley, Northumberland, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shotton, Durham, England

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Seaham, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Married

32

1849

Benton, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Shields, Durham, England

Mary Ellen

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hetton, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Seaham, Durham, England

Thomas

Smith

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Seaham, Durham, England

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