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Household of William Smith (born 1856, Lancashire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Smith, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Henry (born 1828 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Mary J (born 1862 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah A

Smith

Wife
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Father
Female

Mary J

Welch

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Smith

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Father

Widower

53

1828

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Welch

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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