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Household of Josiah Smith (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Josiah Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Smith, born in 1812 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Leah Smith, born in 1822 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1864 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1866 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Step Daughter, Sarah Ann (born 1850 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Josiah's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Josiah's Daughter Son, James (born 1868 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Josiah's Daughter Son, Fred (born 1870 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).


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Josiah Smith's household

Male

Josiah

Smith

Head
Female

Leah

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Taylor

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Step Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Daughter Son
Male

Fred

Smith

Daughter Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Smith

Head

Married

69

1812

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Leah

Smith

Wife

Married

59

1822

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Taylor

Step Daughter

Single

31

1850

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Step Daughter

Single

26

1855

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middleton, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Daughter Son

Single

13

1868

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Smith

Daughter Son

Single

11

1870

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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