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Household of William Smith (born 1844, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1844 in Duffield, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lilly (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1880 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Hannah Greenwood, born in 1822 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Female

Lilly

Smith

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Female

Hannah

Greenwood

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Duffield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Duffield, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Greenwood

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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