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Household of Alfred Smith (born 1841, Cheshire)

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.

Alfred Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Smith, born in 1841 in Little Brington, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1842 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1867 in Little Brington, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1869 in Little Brington, Cheshire, England) and Jonathan (born 1876 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Lodger, Austin (born 1854 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Alfred's Lodger, Thomas (born 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alfred Smith's household

Male

Alfred

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Samuel

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Male

Jonathan

Smith

Son
Male

Austin

Cooper

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Marshall

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Little Brington, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Little Brington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Little Brington, Cheshire, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Little Brington, Cheshire, England

Jonathan

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Southport, Lancashire, England

Austin

Cooper

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Thomas

Marshall

Lodger

Widower

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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