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Household of John Smith (born 1847)

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 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Smith, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1868 in Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Agnes

Smith

Wife
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Dunlop

Visitor
Male

James

Nisbet

Boarder
Female

Mary

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

34

1847

Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dunlop

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Scotland

James

Nisbet

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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