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Household of James Smithson (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Smithson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smithson, born in 1830 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smithson, born in 1833 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret A (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Rose H (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Hezekiah (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, George Heap, born in 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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James Smithson's household

Male

James

Smithson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smithson

Wife
Male

George

Heap

Son In Law
Female

Margaret A

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Rose H

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smithson

Son
Male

Samuel

Smithson

Son
Male

Hezekiah

Smithson

Son
Female

Mary A

Smithson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smithson

Head

Married

51

1830

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smithson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

George

Heap

Son In Law

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Smithson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Rose H

Smithson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smithson

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smithson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Hezekiah

Smithson

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Mary A

Smithson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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