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Household of Sam Smith (born 1851, 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.

Sam Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Smith, born in 1851 in Nelson, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smith, born in 1852 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Isabella Walker (born 1875 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1876 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1879 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Francis Edgar (born 1881 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sam's Boarder, Mary Ann Lister, born in 1867 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England.


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Sam Smith's household

Male

Sam

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Isabella Walker

Smith

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

Francis Edgar

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Lister

Boarder
First name(s) Sam
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Nelson, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Smith

Head

Married

30

1851

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Isabella Walker

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Francis Edgar

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Lister

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

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