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Household of James Smith (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 1839 in Elton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1842 in Elton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1862 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England), Rose Hannah (born 1869 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1874 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1879 in Tottenham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Maria (born 1860 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Edward (born 1877 in Tottington, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Jane (born 1878 in Tottington, Lancashire, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Female

Rose Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Betsy

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Maria

Haslem

Lodger
Male

Edward

Haslem

Lodger
Female

Jane

Haslem

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Elton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Elton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Elton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Rose Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Tottenham, Lancashire, England

Maria

Haslem

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Haslem

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Haslem

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Tottington, Lancashire, England

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