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Household of William F Smith (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

William F Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William F Smith, born in 1847 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William F was the head of the household, married to Isabel Smith, born in 1840 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret Broughton (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Eliza Heyward (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Annie Steel (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William F's Uncle, James Steel, born in 1804 in Rockcliffe, Cumberland, England.


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William F Smith's household

Male

William F

Smith

Head
Female

Isabel

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret Broughton

Smith

Daughter
Female

Eliza Heyward

Smith

Daughter
Female

Annie Steel

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

James

Steel

Uncle
First name(s) William F
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William F

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Broughton

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Eliza Heyward

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Annie Steel

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Atherton, Lancashire, England

James

Steel

Uncle

Widower

77

1804

Rockcliffe, Cumberland, England

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