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Household of William Smith (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Alice Rowley, born in 1817 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Rowley

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rowley

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Preston, Lancashire, England

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