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Household of Abraham Smith (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Abraham Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Smith, born in 1839 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1853 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Jane (born 1866 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Sister In Law, Margaret Hannah Wood, born in 1858 in Winwick, Lancashire, England.


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Abraham Smith's household

Male

Abraham

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret Hannah

Wood

Sister In Law
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Hannah

Wood

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Winwick, Lancashire, England

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