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Household of John Smith (born 1828, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1828 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1831 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Frederick (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Seth Walmsley, born in 1849 in Longridge, Lancashire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Seth

Walmsley

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Walmsley

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Walmsley

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Walmsley

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

53

1828

Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Seth

Walmsley

Sister In Law

Married

32

1849

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Walmsley

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Walmsley

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Walmsley

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southport, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Walmsley

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southport, Lancashire, England

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