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Household of James Smithies (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Smithies and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smithies, born in 1828 in Ribchester, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betty Smithies, born in 1816 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Edmund (born 1840 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1854 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and Martha Alice (born 1869 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England).


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James Smithies's household

Male

James

Smithies

Head
Female

Betty

Smithies

Wife
Male

Edmund

Law

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smithies

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smithies

Daughter
Female

Martha Alice

Law

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smithies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ribchester, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smithies

Head

Married

53

1828

Ribchester, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Smithies

Wife

Married

65

1816

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Law

Son

Single

41

1840

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smithies

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smithies

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Martha Alice

Law

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

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