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Household of William Smith (born 1850, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1850 in Brinscall, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Smith, born in 1853 in Withnell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1853 in Brinscall, Lancashire, England), Lucy Ann (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1875 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Rachael Marsden, born in 1864 in Withnell, Lancashire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Lucy Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Rachael

Marsden

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Brinscall, 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

31

1850

Brinscall, Lancashire, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Withnell, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

28

1853

Brinscall, Lancashire, England

Lucy Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Marsden

Sister

Single

17

1864

Withnell, Lancashire, England

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