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Household of John Smith (born 1831, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1831 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1835 in Hollinwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Alice A (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth Smith, born in 1858 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter In Law
Female

Betty

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Alice A

Smith

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hollinwood, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Married

24

1857

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Betty

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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