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Household of William Smith (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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 Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1836 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1842 in Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Rachel (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Rachel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Emily

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

45

1836

Cheshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cheshire, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Rachel

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Emily

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

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