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Household of John William Smith (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 William Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John William Smith, born in 1849 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Annie Kate (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John Edwin (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John William's Lodger, Walter (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John William's Lodger, Bessie (born 1853 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John William's Lodger, Ada (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John William's Lodger, Harry (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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John William Smith's household

Male

John William

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Annie Kate

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

John Edwin

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Coultate

Lodger
Female

Bessie

Coultate

Lodger
Female

Ada

Coultate

Lodger
Male

Harry

Coultate

Lodger
First name(s) John William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John William

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Annie Kate

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John Edwin

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Coultate

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Coultate

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Coultate

Lodger

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harry

Coultate

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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