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Household of Edwin Smith (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Edwin Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Smith, born in 1829 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1819 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1852 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and Edwin (born 1868 in Reddish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1862 in Denton, Lancashire, England) and Edwin's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1865 in Cheshire, England).


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Edwin Smith's household

Male

Edwin

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Grimshaw

Step Daughter
Female

Alice

Grimshaw

Step Daughter
Male

Edwin

Smith

Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

62

1819

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Smith

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Grimshaw

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Denton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Grimshaw

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Edwin

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Reddish, Lancashire, England

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