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Household of John Smith (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 1833 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Smith, born in 1842 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Horace, born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Joseph (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Step Daughter, Mary S (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Step Daughter, Esther S (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Alfred (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Arthur (born 1854 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Susannah

Smith

Wife
Male

Horace

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Oakes

Step Son
Female

Mary S

Oakes

Step Daughter
Female

Esther S

Oakes

Step Daughter
Male

Alfred

Mills

Servant
Male

Arthur

Unt

Servant
Female

Jane

Price

Servant
Female

Annie

Ball

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Liverpool, 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

48

1833

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chester, Cheshire, England

Horace

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Oakes

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary S

Oakes

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

Esther S

Oakes

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Mills

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Unt

Servant

-

27

1854

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jane

Price

Servant

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Ball

Servant

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

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