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Household of Edward J Smith (born 1839, Derbyshire)

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.

Edward J Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Smith, born in 1839 in Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Smith, born in 1843 in Jamaica, West Indies. They had 4 children; Ellen S (born 1870 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1872 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Ernest E D (born 1877 in Scotland) and Acher L (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward J's Servant, Ellen Peak, born in 1857 in Alford, Lancashire, England.


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Edward J Smith's household

Male

Edward J

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen S

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Smith

Daughter
Male

Ernest E D

Smith

Son
Male

Acher L

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Peak

Servant
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Derbyshire, England

Sarah J

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Jamaica, West Indies

Ellen S

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ernest E D

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Scotland

Acher L

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Peak

Servant

Single

24

1857

Alford, Lancashire, England

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