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Household of William R Smithson (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 R Smithson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Smithson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Rosannah Smithson, born in 1839 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary M (born 1861 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Ruben (born 1864 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Robert H (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William R Smithson's household

Male

William R

Smithson

Head
Female

Rosannah

Smithson

Wife
Female

Mary M

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Ruben

Smithson

Son
Male

Robert H

Smithson

Son
Male

John

Smithson

Son
Male

Herbert

Smithson

Son
First name(s) William R
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Smithson

Head

Married

42

1839

-

Rosannah

Smithson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Smithson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ruben

Smithson

Son

Single

17

1864

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Smithson

Son

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Smithson

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Smithson

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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