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Household of Josiah Smithies (born 1831, 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 Smithies and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Smithies, born in 1831 in Brompton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Nancy Smithies, born in 1832 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Ralph (born 1858 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1862 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1864 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1866 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Betty (born 1874 in Brompton, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1877 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Daughter In Law, Rachel Taylor, born in 1861 in Heywood, Lancashire, England.
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Josiah Smithies's household
Josiah
Smithies
Head
Nancy
Smithies
Wife
Ralph
Smithies
Son
William
Smithies
Son
Margaret A
Smithies
Daughter
John
Smithies
Son
Thomas
Smithies
Son
Ellen
Smithies
Daughter
Betty
Smithies
Daughter
Mary E
Smithies
Daughter
Rachel
Taylor
Daughter In Law
| First name(s) | Josiah |
| Last name | Smithies |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Brompton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah | Smithies | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Brompton, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Smithies | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Ralph | Smithies | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Smithies | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret A | Smithies | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Smithies | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Smithies | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Smithies | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
Betty | Smithies | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Brompton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary E | Smithies | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Brompton, Lancashire, England | |
Rachel | Taylor | Daughter In Law | Single | 20 | 1861 | Heywood, Lancashire, England |
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