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Household of John Smith (born 1851, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1847 in Altham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1873 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1877 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Cicely (born 1879 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Mary (born 1801 in Altham, Lancashire, England), John's Step Daughter, Mary J (born 1866 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and John's Step Daughter, Susannah (born 1869 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary

Rushton

Lodger
Female

Mary J

Rushton

Step Daughter
Female

Susannah

Rushton

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

John E

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Cicely

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Altham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rushton

Lodger

Widow

80

1801

Altham, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Rushton

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Rushton

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

John E

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Cicely

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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