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Household of John Smith (born 1847, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1847 in Withnell, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1852 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1871 in Eccleshill, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Eccleshill, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Lucy E (born 1877 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ellen (born 1806 in Brindle, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1822 in Rivington, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Betsy (born 1858 in Mayo, Ireland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Lucy E

Smith

Daughter
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Mother
Male

Thomas

Hilton

Servant
Female

Betsy

Kilburn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Withnell, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Eccleshill, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Eccleshill, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Lucy E

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Brindle, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hilton

Servant

Married

59

1822

Rivington, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Kilburn

Servant

Single

23

1858

Mayo, Ireland

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