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Household of William Smith (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1844 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Ireland) and Henry (born 1878 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1834 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Finn

Boarder
Female

Mary

Finn

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Finn

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Greenwich, Kent, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

William

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Ireland

Margaret

Finn

Boarder

Widow

47

1834

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Mary

Finn

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Finn

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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