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Household of Thomas Smithson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Smithson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smithson, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anne Smithson, born in 1844 in Welshampton, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret Louisa Pilling (born 1869 in Lancashire, England) and Sarah Martha (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Smithson's household

Male

Thomas

Smithson

Head
Female

Sarah Anne

Smithson

Wife
Female

Margaret Louisa Pilling

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Martha

Smithson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smithson

Head

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Anne

Smithson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Welshampton, Shropshire, England

Margaret Louisa Pilling

Smithson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Sarah Martha

Smithson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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