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Household of William Smith (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1852 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1849 in Barley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Barley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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