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Household of John Smith (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

John Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1841 in Dorset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1846 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; James J (born 1870 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Charles T (born 1875 in Devon, England) and Sarah L (born 1877 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Ledger, born in 1812 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah

Ledger

Mother In Law
Male

James J

Smith

Son
Male

Charles T

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah L

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Sarah

Ledger

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

James J

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Charles T

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Sarah L

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

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