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Household of James Smith (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1832 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1834 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1861 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John S (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), William D (born 1877 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) and Jane Eth (born 1856 in Salford, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Harold, born 1881 in Weaverham, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Joseph Kearsley, born in 1856 in Lancashire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

John S

Smith

Son
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Male

William D

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Kearsley

Son In Law
Female

Jane Eth

Kearsley

Daughter
Male

Harold

Kearsley

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

49

1832

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Salford, Lancashire, England

John S

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

William D

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kearsley

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Lancashire, England

Jane Eth

Kearsley

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Salford, Lancashire, England

Harold

Kearsley

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Weaverham, Cheshire, England

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