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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1839 in Hyde, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1839 in Haughton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John William (born 1862 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, Joseph Cooke, born in 1804 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

John William

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Cooke

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hyde, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Haughton, Lancashire, England

John William

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Cooke

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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