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Household of Samuel Smith (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Samuel Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smith, born in 1850 in Pilkington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Lydia M Smith, born in 1855 in Dorrington, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1879 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1881 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Isabella Coop, born in 1829 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Smith's household

Male

Samuel

Smith

Head
Female

Lydia M

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Martha A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Coop

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Lydia M

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dorrington, Shropshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Coop

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Bury, Lancashire, England

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