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Household of Henry Smith (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Smith, born in 1834 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1837 in Burscough, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Step Daughter, Sarah J (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Smith's household

Male

Henry

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Isherwood

Step Daughter
Female

Maggie

Isherwood

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Smith

Head

Married

47

1834

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Isherwood

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Isherwood

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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