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Household of Joseph Smith (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Smith, born in 1856 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1856 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; John R, born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Margaret (born 1857 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Ellen A (born 1836 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Henry (born 1829 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Smith's household

Male

Joseph

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

John R

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Holden

Boarder
Female

Ellen A

Sutton

Boarder
Male

Henry

Sutton

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Smith

Head

Married

25

1856

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John R

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Holden

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Sutton

Boarder

Married

45

1836

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Henry

Sutton

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

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