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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1842 in Melling, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; John W (born 1865 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Francis J (born 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Clara J (born 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Thomas A (born 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Eleanor M G (born 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Charles H (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Amelia E (born 1864 in Quernmore, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary L (born 1864 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

John W

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Smith

Son
Female

Clara J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Smith

Son
Female

Eleanor M G

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Smith

Son
Female

Amelia E

Braithwaite

Servant
Female

Mary L

Symons

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, 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

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Melling, Lancashire, England

John W

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Francis J

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Clara J

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Thomas A

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Eleanor M G

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Charles H

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Amelia E

Braithwaite

Servant

Single

17

1864

Quernmore, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Symons

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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