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Household of William Smith (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 1831 in Birtley, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dinah Smith, born in 1840 in Wooburn, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Newark (born 1860 in Wark, Northumberland, England), Jane (born 1863 in Wark, Northumberland, England), John (born 1866 in Swalwell, Durham, England), William (born 1868 in Swalwell, Durham, England), Robert (born 1871 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Winlaton, Durham, England) and Josephine (born 1880 in Winlaton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, William Miller, born in 1836 in Wooburn, Northumberland, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Dinah

Smith

Wife
Male

Newark

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Miller

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Birtley, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Birtley, Northumberland, England

Dinah

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wooburn, Northumberland, England

Newark

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Wark, Northumberland, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wark, Northumberland, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Swalwell, Durham, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Swalwell, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Winlaton, Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Winlaton, Durham, England

Josephine

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Winlaton, Durham, England

William

Miller

Visitor

Single

45

1836

Wooburn, Northumberland, England

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