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Household of John Smith (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1844 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1846 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1868 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary Quin, born in 1820 in Ireland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Quin

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Mary

Quin

Boarder

Widow

61

1820

Ireland

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