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Household of John Smith (born 1846, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Smith, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred G (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sydney H (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Oliver John (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary Jane (born 1851 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1817 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John's Lodger Wife, Catherine (born 1825 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret A

Smith

Wife
Male

Alfred G

Smith

Son
Male

Sydney H

Smith

Son
Male

Oliver John

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Short

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Mowbray

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Mowbray

Lodger Wife
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred G

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sydney H

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Oliver John

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Short

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph

Mowbray

Boarder

Married

64

1817

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine

Mowbray

Lodger Wife

Married

56

1825

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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