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Household of John Smith (born 1825, 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 1825 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1835 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1861 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Catharine (born 1863 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1869 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Richard Stafford, born in 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Catharine

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Richard

Stafford

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place West Derby, 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

56

1825

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Richard

Stafford

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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