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Household of John Smith (born 1836, 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 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1839 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Emily (born 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Emily

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Samuel

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Ada

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Manchester, 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

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emily

Smith

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ada

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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