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Household of William Smith (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1841 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Ince, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ince, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

Richard

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

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