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Household of John Smith (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1849 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Smith, born in 1857 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William Jas, born 1879 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Illegt Step Daughter, Ellen Moss, born in 1875 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah A

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen

Moss

Illegt Step Daughter
Male

William Jas

Smith

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Smith

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Moss

Illegt Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

William Jas

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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