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Household of Wilson Smith (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Richmond, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Wilson Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilson Smith, born in 1826 in Richmond, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Wilson was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1856 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England) and James W (born 1866 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Wilson (born 1879 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas T (born 1881 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Wilson's Son In Law, Thomas Phillips, born in 1851 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Wilson Smith's household

Male

Wilson

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Phillips

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

James W

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Phillips

Son In Law
Male

Wilson

Phillips

Grand Son
Male

Thomas T

Phillips

Grand Son
First name(s) Wilson
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilson

Smith

Head

Widower

55

1826

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Phillips

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

James W

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Phillips

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Durham, Durham, England

Wilson

Phillips

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Thomas T

Phillips

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

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