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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1840, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1840 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Isabella (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Harvey, born in 1810 in Cumberland, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Samuel

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harvey

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Harvey

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Cumberland, England

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