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Household of John Smith (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 1815 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1870 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Thomas Grundy, born in 1837 in Walkden, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Male

Thomas

Grundy

Lodger Head
Female

Eliza

Grundy

Wife
Male

William

Grundy

Son
Male

Alfred

Grundy

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Grundy

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Grundy

Son
Female

Emma

Grundy

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

66

1815

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Grundy

Lodger Head

Married

44

1837

Walkden, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Grundy

Wife

Married

45

1836

Worsley, Lancashire, England

William

Grundy

Son

Single

18

1863

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Grundy

Son

Single

14

1867

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Grundy

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Grundy

Son

Single

8

1873

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Grundy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Worsley, Lancashire, England

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