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Household of Matthew Smith (born 1842, Queen's)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Matthew Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Smith, born in 1842 in Queen's, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Rose Ann Smith, born in 1847 in Queen's, Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Laurence (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza A (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, Timothy Maham, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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Matthew Smith's household

Male

Matthew

Smith

Head
Female

Rose Ann

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza A

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Timothy

Maham

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Queen's, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Queen's, Ireland

Rose Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Queen's, Ireland

John

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Laurence

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Timothy

Maham

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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