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Household of James Smith (born 1844, 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.

James Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1852 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James P (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alfred (born 1861 in Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Jane A (born 1857 in Lancashire, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

James P

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cooke

Servant
Female

Jane A

Muller

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

James P

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Alfred

Cooke

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Jane A

Muller

Servant

Single

24

1857

Lancashire, England

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