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Household of James Smith (born 1835, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Smith, born in 1835 in Winwick, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James D (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Sydney (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Martha (born 1843 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England), James's Servant, Agnes (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Shropshire, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Annie

Smith

Wife
Male

James D

Smith

Son
Male

Sydney

Smith

Son
Female

Martha

Bud

Servant
Female

Agnes

Foster

Servant
Female

Sarah

Roscoe

Servant
Male

John

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

46

1835

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Winwick, Lancashire, England

James D

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

Sydney

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bud

Servant

Single

38

1843

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Agnes

Foster

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Roscoe

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shropshire, England

John

Taylor

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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