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Household of Joseph R Smith (born 1840, Lancashire)

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.

Joseph R Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph R Smith, born in 1840 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph R was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1845 in Hapton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Nellie (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Lydia M (born 1875 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1878 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Joseph S (born 1881 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph R's Servant, Mary Ollin, born in 1860 in Winsford, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph R Smith's household

Male

Joseph R

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Nellie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Lydia M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Martha

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph S

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Ollin

Servant
First name(s) Joseph R
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph R

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hapton, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Nellie

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Lydia M

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Joseph S

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ollin

Servant

Single

21

1860

Winsford, Cheshire, England

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