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Household of John Smith (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

John Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1849 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Annie J (born 1874 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Florence C (born 1877 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) and James Benj (born 1880 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1867 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), John's Housemaid Head, Jane (born 1855 in Snape, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Lilly (born 1871 in Durham, England), John's Attendant, Alfred (born 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Relative, T C (born 1830 in Durham, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Annie J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Florence C

Smith

Daughter
Male

James Benj

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Jackson

Servant
Female

Jane

Barnell

Housemaid Head
Female

Lilly

Barnell

Visitor
Male

Alfred

Jones

Attendant
Male

T C

Marsden

Relative
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie J

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Florence C

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

James Benj

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Jackson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Jane

Barnell

Housemaid Head

Single

26

1855

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Barnell

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Alfred

Jones

Attendant

Widower

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

T C

Marsden

Relative

Single

51

1830

Durham, England

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