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Household of Henry Smith (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Henry Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Smith, born in 1850 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Annie Smith, born in 1850 in Crewe, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred Esplin (born 1877 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and Lizzie (born 1881 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1813 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Henry's Visitor, Legh (born 1852 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Smith's household

Male

Henry

Smith

Head
Female

Annie

Smith

Wife
Male

Fred Esplin

Smith

Son
Female

Lizzie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Johnston

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Parker

Servant
Female

Legh

Atkinson

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Fred Esplin

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Johnston

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Parker

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Legh

Atkinson

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

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