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Household of James Smith (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1850 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Alice Skelly, born in 1865 in Ireland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Skelly

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Skelly

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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