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Household of John Smith (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1824 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1830 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Olive (born 1861 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England), Rose (born 1869 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England) and Frances (born 1859 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, George Hall, born in 1852 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Olive

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Rose

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Hall

Son In Law
Female

Frances

Hall

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Burnley, 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

57

1824

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

51

1830

Colne, Lancashire, England

Olive

Smith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Rose

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

George

Hall

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Frances

Hall

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

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