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Household of John Smith (born 1843, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1843 in Herefordshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1844 in Bridgnorth. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1865 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1867 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Betsy Callan, born in 1864 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Betsy

Callan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Herefordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Herefordshire, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bridgnorth

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Widnes, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Widnes, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Callan

Servant

Single

17

1864

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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