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Household of William Lea Smith (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Lea Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lea Smith, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William Lea was the head of the household, married to Martha Smith, born in 1853 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Lea's Mother In Law, Mary Worsley, born in 1824 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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William Lea Smith's household

Male

William Lea

Smith

Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Frank

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Worsley

Mother In Law
First name(s) William Lea
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Lea

Smith

Head

Married

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Frank

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Worsley

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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