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Household of William Smith (born 1849, Lancashire)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina Smith, born in 1851 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ruth E (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frank H (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Selina M (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Evelyn K (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1829 in Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1855 in Newton, Derbyshire, England) and William's Servant, Sunie (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Selina

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Ruth E

Smith

Daughter
Male

Frank H

Smith

Son
Female

Selina M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Evelyn K

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Bonehill

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza

Twigg

Servant
Female

Sunie

Maybury

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Selina

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Staffordshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ruth E

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank H

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Selina M

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Evelyn K

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bonehill

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Twigg

Servant

Single

26

1855

Newton, Derbyshire, England

Sunie

Maybury

Servant

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

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