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Household of Thomas Smedley (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Smedley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smedley, born in 1832 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smedley, born in 1831 in Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George Thomas (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jacob (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Edith Frances (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Thomas Berry, born in 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Smedley's household

Male

Thomas

Smedley

Head
Female

Margaret

Smedley

Wife
Male

George Thomas

Smedley

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Smedley

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Smedley

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Smedley

Son
Female

Edith Frances

Smedley

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Berry

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smedley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smedley

Head

Married

49

1832

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smedley

Wife

Married

50

1831

Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England

George Thomas

Smedley

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Smedley

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Smedley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Smedley

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith Frances

Smedley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Berry

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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