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Household of Peter Smith (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Peter Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Smith, born in 1841 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1844 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Thomas Greenall, born in 1821 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Smith's household

Male

Peter

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Greenall

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rainford, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Greenall

Boarder

-

60

1821

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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