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Household of James Smith (born 1836, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

James Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1836 in Whitechapel, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1842 in Wharton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Arthur J (born 1864 in Flintshire, Wales), William W (born 1867 in Flintshire, Wales), Edward T (born 1868 in Flintshire, Wales), Joseph T (born 1870 in Flintshire, Wales), Charles E (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John L (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Agnes Cruickshanks, born in 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Arthur J

Smith

Son
Male

William W

Smith

Son
Male

Edward T

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph T

Smith

Son
Male

Charles E

Smith

Son
Male

John L

Smith

Son
Female

Mary J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cruickshanks

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Whitechapel, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

45

1836

Whitechapel, Shropshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wharton, Lancashire, England

Arthur J

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Flintshire, Wales

William W

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Flintshire, Wales

Edward T

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Flintshire, Wales

Joseph T

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Flintshire, Wales

Charles E

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John L

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Cruickshanks

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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