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Household of John Smith (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1841 in , consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Francis (born 1865 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1869 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Patrick (born 1859 in Ireland), John's Nephew, James (born 1863 in Ireland), John's -, Winifred (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's -, Thomas (born 1867 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Male

Francis

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

Patrick

O Neill

Nephew
Male

James

O Neill

Nephew
Female

Winifred

Jordan

-
Male

Thomas

Sundryan

-
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Francis

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Gorton, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gorton, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Gorton, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Patrick

O Neill

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Ireland

James

O Neill

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Winifred

Jordan

-

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sundryan

-

Single

14

1867

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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