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Household of John Smith (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

John Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Smith, born in 1837 in Faversham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Emily (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edith Maud (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Arthur Edwd (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah (born 1808 in Faversham, Kent, England), John's Boarder, Ralph (born 1859 in Derbyshire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Frances

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah Emily

Smith

Daughter
Female

Edith Maud

Smith

Daughter
Male

Arthur Edwd

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Hart

Mother
Male

Ralph

Frost

Boarder
Male

John

Forster

Boarder
Male

William

Frost

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frances

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Faversham, Kent, England

Sarah Emily

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith Maud

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Arthur Edwd

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hart

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Faversham, Kent, England

Ralph

Frost

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Derbyshire, England

John

Forster

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Frost

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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