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Household of James Smith (born 1851)

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 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Smith, born in 1852 in March, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1879 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Nellie E (born 1880 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and James S (born 1881 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Relative, Edward (born 1878 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1857 in Hanbury, Cheshire, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary E

Smith

Wife
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Nellie E

Smith

Daughter
Male

James S

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Beedles

Relative
Male

Henry

Henshaw

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Mary E

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

March, Cambridgeshire, England

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Nellie E

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

James S

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Moss Side, Lancashire, England

Edward

Beedles

Relative

Single

3

1878

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Henry

Henshaw

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Hanbury, Cheshire, England

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