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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1840 in Garstang, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1840 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1853 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Alice Morris, born in 1808 in Longridge, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Alice A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Morris

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Morris

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Garstang, 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

41

1840

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Leyland, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Morris

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Robert

Morris

Son

Single

28

1853

Leyland, Lancashire, England

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