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Household of William Smith (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1837 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1837 in Rufford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Clayton, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1877 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, William (born 1811 in Rufford, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Robert (born 1859 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter
Male

John E

Smith

Son
Female

Martha

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Mason

Father In Law
Male

Robert

Bryan

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Rufford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clayton, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Clayton, Lancashire, England

John E

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Lancashire, England

William

Mason

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Rufford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Bryan

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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