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Household of John Smith (born 1840)

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 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1865 in Scotland) and Mary J (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Step Son, Fredrick (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Step Son, George (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother, Thomas (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

William

Harris

Step Son
Male

Fredrick

Harris

Step Son
Male

George

Harris

Step Son
Female

Mary J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Denford

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Scotland

William

Harris

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fredrick

Harris

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Harris

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Denford

Brother

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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