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Household of William Smith (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1835 in Rishton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alice Smith, born in 1839 in Church, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; John Wm (born 1860 in Church, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1862 in Church, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Church, Lancashire, England), Len (born 1867 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Isaac (born 1869 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1871 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Luther (born 1876 in Rishton, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Rishton, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Alice

Smith

Wife
Male

John Wm

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Len

Smith

Son
Male

Isaac

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

Luther

Smith

Son
Male

Albert

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Rishton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

46

1835

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Church, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Church, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Church, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Church, Lancashire, England

Len

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Luther

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Albert

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Rishton, Lancashire, England

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