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Household of Joseph Smith (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Smith, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Smith, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1878 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Jonathan (born 1821 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Thomas (born 1847 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, James (born 1846 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Scotland).


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Joseph Smith's household

Male

Joseph

Smith

Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

Jonathan

Swift

Servant
Male

Thomas

Pye

Servant
Male

James

Whitfield

Servant
Female

Jane

Malia

Servant
Female

Martha

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Swift

Servant

Single

60

1821

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pye

Servant

Single

34

1847

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James

Whitfield

Servant

Single

35

1846

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Malia

Servant

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Martha

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

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