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Household of John Smith (born 1821, 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 1821 in Cronton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Smith, born in 1823 in Cronton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1848 in Cronton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Ada (born 1868 in Cronton, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1872 in Cronton, Lancashire, England), Martha L (born 1876 in Cronton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1876 in Cronton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Martha Smith, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Martha

Smith

Daughter In Law
Female

Ada

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

John H

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Martha L

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Smith

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cronton, 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

60

1821

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

58

1823

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Married

33

1848

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Daughter In Law

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cronton, Lancashire, England

John H

Smith

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Martha L

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cronton, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Smith

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Cronton, Lancashire, England

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