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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1843 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, John (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1828 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Morris

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Morris

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Massey

Lodger Head
Male

John

Massey

Son
Male

John

Nixon

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Morris

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Morris

Wife

Married

24

1857

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Massey

Lodger Head

Widow

53

1828

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Massey

Son

Single

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Nixon

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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