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Household of Adam Smith (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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.

Adam Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Smith, born in 1839 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1838 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Norton, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Norton, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1867 in Norton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Norton, Staffordshire, England) and Edith (born 1872 in Norton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Berrisford, born in 1804 in Grindon, Staffordshire, England.


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Adam Smith's household

Male

Adam

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Edith

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Berrisford

Mother In Law
First name(s) Adam
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Congleton, Cheshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Norton, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Norton, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Norton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Norton, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Norton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Berrisford

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Grindon, Staffordshire, England

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