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Household of John Smith (born 1838, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1838 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annice Smith, born in 1841 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph Edward (born 1861 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Martin (born 1863 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Miriam Salome (born 1865 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1869 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Francis Herbert (born 1873 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1876 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Thomas Law, born in 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Annice

Smith

Wife
Male

Joseph Edward

Smith

Son
Male

Martin

Smith

Son
Female

Miriam Salome

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

Francis Herbert

Smith

Son
Female

Lily

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Law

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Great Harwood, 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

43

1838

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Annice

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Joseph Edward

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Martin

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Miriam Salome

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Francis Herbert

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Lily

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Law

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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