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Household of Paul Smith (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Paul Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Paul Smith, born in 1837 in Westleigh, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Paul was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1840 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Paul (born 1868 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Eli (born 1873 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Jethro (born 1874 in Abram, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1881 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Paul's Servant, Annie Crawley, born in 1867 in Wales.


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Paul Smith's household

Male

Paul

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Paul

Smith

Son
Male

Eli

Smith

Son
Male

Jethro

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Crawley

Servant
First name(s) Paul
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Paul

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Abram, Lancashire, England

Paul

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Abram, Lancashire, England

Eli

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Abram, Lancashire, England

Jethro

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Abram, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Abram, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Abram, Lancashire, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

Annie

Crawley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Wales

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