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Household of William Smith (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1831 in Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Leah Smith, born in 1833 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Eliza Ellen (born 1859 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1861 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1863 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Arthur W (born 1865 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Bessie (born 1867 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1872 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), George H (born 1875 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Charles Alfred (born 1879 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Leah

Smith

Wife
Female

Eliza Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Male

Harold

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur W

Smith

Son
Female

Bessie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Smith

Daughter
Male

George H

Smith

Son
Male

Charles Alfred

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Cheshire, England

Leah

Smith

Wife

Married

48

1833

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Harold

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Arthur W

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

George H

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Charles Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

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