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Household of John Smith (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 1842 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1847 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1876 in Scotland), John (born 1878 in Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Alexandria Gordon, born in 1850 in Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Peter

Smith

Son
Male

Alexandria

Gordon

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Scotland

Peter

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alexandria

Gordon

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Scotland

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