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Household of John Smith (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 1822 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1825 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1849 in Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1860 in Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1864 in Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John E (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Frances (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Blanche Fairclough, born in 1876 in Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Alice M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Maria

Smith

Daughter
Male

John E

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Frances

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Blanche

Fairclough

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place 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

59

1822

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Widower

32

1849

Lancashire, England

Alice M

Smith

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Maria

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

John E

Smith

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Frances

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Blanche

Fairclough

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

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