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Household of John Smith (born 1837, Lancashire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Alfred (born 1857 in Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England) and John's Son In Law, Richard E (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Collins

Daughter
Female

Mary

Welch

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Collins

Son In Law
Male

Richard E

Welch

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Collins

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Welch

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Collins

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Welch

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Collins

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England

Richard E

Welch

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Collins

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Welch

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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