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Household of John Smith (born 1845, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1845 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catharine Smith, born in 1843 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel W (born 1874 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Mary E W (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Louisa (born 1862 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in -) and John's Visitor, T (born 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Catharine

Smith

Wife
Male

Samuel W

Smith

Son
Female

Mary E W

Smith

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Morgan

Servant
Female

Ellen

Thornber

Servant
Female

T

Rigby

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Samuel W

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary E W

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Morgan

Servant

Single

19

1862

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Thornber

Servant

Single

18

1863

-

T

Rigby

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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