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Household of John Smith (born 1828, 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 1828 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1831 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Albert E (born 1864 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Minetta (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1850 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A, born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Sarah J (born 1849 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Florence E (born 1858 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Male

Albert E

Smith

Son
Female

Minetta

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Bradshaw

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Uttley

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Uttley

Grand Daughter
Female

Florence E

Dewhurst

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Burnley, 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

53

1828

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

24

1857

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Albert E

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Minetta

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Bradshaw

Sister In Law

Widow

32

1849

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Uttley

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Uttley

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Florence E

Dewhurst

Servant

Single

23

1858

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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