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Household of William Smith (born 1846, 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 1846 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1851 in Upholland, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Ellen Heast, born in 1861 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.
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William Smith's household
William
Smith
Head
Sarah
Smith
Wife
Ellen
Smith
Daughter
Elizabeth
Smith
Daughter
Thomas
Smith
Son
Ann
Smith
Daughter
Ellen
Heast
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Smith |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Orrell, 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 | 35 | 1846 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Smith | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Upholland, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Smith | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Smith | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Smith | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Smith | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Pemberton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Heast | Sister In Law | Married | 20 | 1861 | Upholland, Lancashire, England |
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