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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1840 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Smith, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Fred M (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Louisa

Smith

Wife
Male

Fred M

Smith

Son
Female

Emily

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Colne, 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

41

1840

Colne, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Fred M

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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