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Household of James Smith (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1843 in Stalmine, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Isabella A (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James R (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Herbert (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Ethel M (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Female

Isabella A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Male

James R

Smith

Son
Male

Herbert

Brook

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Paterson

Boarder
Female

Ethel M

Randall

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stalmine, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Stalmine, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Isabella A

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

James R

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Brook

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Paterson

Boarder

Widow

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ethel M

Randall

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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