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Household of John Smith (born 1849, 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 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1850 in Horwich, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1873 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1876 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Hood, born in 1865 in Horwich, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Mary J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Male

John

Hood

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Blackburn, 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

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Horwich, Lancashire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Horwich, Lancashire, England

John

Hood

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Horwich, Lancashire, England

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