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Household of Robert Smith (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1821 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Susannah Smith, born in 1826 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1856 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1858 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Bella (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Mathew (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Ellen (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Susannah

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Bella

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Mathew

Cross

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Cross

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

60

1821

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Smith

Wife

Married

55

1826

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

25

1856

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Bella

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mathew

Cross

Lodger

Married

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cross

Lodger

Married

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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