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Household of John Smith (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1827 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1830 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Harry, born 1876 in Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1803 in Aspull, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Edwin Albert (born 1851 in Staffordshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Lowe

Mother In Law
Male

Edwin Albert

Moliatt

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Moliatt

Wife
Male

Harry

Moliatt

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

54

1827

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

51

1830

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lowe

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Edwin Albert

Moliatt

Lodger Head

Married

30

1851

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Moliatt

Wife

Married

29

1852

Staffordshire, England

Harry

Moliatt

Son

Single

5

1876

Staffordshire, England

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