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Household of William Smith (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1830 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza Ann (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George Edw (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse Child, Ellen (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William's Boarder Head, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Eliza Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

George Edw

Smith

Son
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gristle

Nurse Child
Female

Elizabeth

Horrocks

Boarder Head
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

51

1830

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George Edw

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gristle

Nurse Child

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Horrocks

Boarder Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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