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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1841 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 16 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1837 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Halstead (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Daniel (born 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, Thomas (born 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Niece, Margaret (born 1855 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Nephews Son, Edward (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Nephews Son, Hartley (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

Fred

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Female

Maggie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

Halstead

Smith

Son
Male

Daniel

Bryan

Son
Male

Thomas

Pickarance

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Pickarance

Niece
Male

Edward

Pickarance

Nephews Son
Male

Hartley

Pickarance

Nephews Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Fred

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

58

1823

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Halstead

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Bryan

Son

Single

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pickarance

Nephew

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pickarance

Niece

Married

26

1855

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Pickarance

Nephews Son

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hartley

Pickarance

Nephews Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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