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Household of Betsy Smith (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Betsy Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Smith, born in 1822 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Betsy was the head of the household, married to Mary A Crossby, born in 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Boarder Head, Elizabeth Porter, born in 1855 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Betsy Smith's household

Female

Betsy

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Crossby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Boarder Head
Male

Robert

Porter

Son
Female

Margaret

Porter

Daughter
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Betsy

Smith

Head

Married

59

1822

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Crossby

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Porter

Boarder Head

Married

26

1855

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Porter

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Porter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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