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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1812 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betty Smith, born in 1815 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1844 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1841 in Golborne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Alice (born 1871 in Kenyon, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Niece, Ruth (born 1874 in Ambleside, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1849 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Cyrus (born 1859 in Wales), Thomas's Servant, James (born 1855 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Michael (born 1861 in Galway, Galway, Ireland).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Betty

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bolton

Niece
Female

Ruth

Bolton

Niece
Female

Sarah

Goodier

Servant
Male

Cyrus

Wood

Servant
Male

James

Hardy

Servant
Male

Michael

Ryan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

69

1812

Abram, Lancashire, England

Betty

Smith

Wife

Married

66

1815

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

37

1844

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bolton

Niece

Single

10

1871

Kenyon, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Bolton

Niece

Single

7

1874

Ambleside, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Goodier

Servant

Single

32

1849

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Cyrus

Wood

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wales

James

Hardy

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Michael

Ryan

Servant

Single

20

1861

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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