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Household of Richard Smith (born 1833, 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.

Richard Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Smith, born in 1833 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1835 in Haigh, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Hannah (born 1861 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1864 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Haigh, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1878 in Haigh, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Smith's household

Male

Richard

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Smith

Head

Married

48

1833

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Richard

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Haigh, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Haigh, Lancashire, England

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