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Household of Thomas Smalley (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Smalley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smalley, born in 1849 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Smalley, born in 1845 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1869 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), George (born 1871 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Betsy A (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, George (born 1835 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Albert (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Frank (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Smalley's household

Male

Thomas

Smalley

Head
Female

Jane

Smalley

Wife
Male

John

Smalley

Son
Male

George

Smalley

Son
Female

Betsy A

Smalley

Daughter
Male

George

Clegg

Brother In Law
Male

Albert

Wallace

Boarder
Male

Frank

Atherton

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smalley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smalley

Head

Married

32

1849

Lancashire, England

Jane

Smalley

Wife

Married

36

1845

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

John

Smalley

Son

Single

12

1869

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

George

Smalley

Son

Single

10

1871

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Betsy A

Smalley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

George

Clegg

Brother In Law

Single

46

1835

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Albert

Wallace

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frank

Atherton

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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