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Household of William Smith (born 1826, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1826 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1825 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Rose A (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ann E (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grand Child, Mary E (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Ann (born 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Female

Mary A

Collins

Daughter
Female

Rose A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Smith

Grand Child
Female

Ann

Kenyon

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Burnley, 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

55

1826

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

56

1825

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Smith

Son

Single

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Collins

Daughter

Widow

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Rose A

Smith

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Grand Child

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kenyon

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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