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Household of John Smith (born 1826, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1826 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1828 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Jenny (born 1852 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), David (born 1862 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1868 in Ince, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Jenny

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wigan, 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

55

1826

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

53

1828

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Jenny

Smith

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Upholland, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Upholland, Lancashire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ince, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ince, Lancashire, England

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