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Household of John Smith (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1838 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Smith, born in 1839 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ethel E (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1876 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1816 in Yorkshire, England), John's Brother In Law, Edward (born 1857 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, Hannah (born 1861 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Female

Ethel E

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Mariland

Mother In Law
Male

Edward

Mariland

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah

Etchells

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ethel E

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mariland

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Yorkshire, England

Edward

Mariland

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Etchells

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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