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Household of Wisdom Shoosmith (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Wisdom Shoosmith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wisdom Shoosmith, born in 1853 in Thornham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Wisdom was the head of the household, married to Mary Shoosmith, born in 1846 in Brompton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Thornham, Lancashire, England) and Joe (born 1881 in Thornham, Lancashire, England).


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Wisdom Shoosmith's household

Male

Wisdom

Shoosmith

Head
Female

Mary

Shoosmith

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Shoosmith

Daughter
Male

James

Shoosmith

Son
Female

Mary

Shoosmith

Daughter
Male

Joe

Shoosmith

Son
First name(s) Wisdom
Last name Shoosmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Thornham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wisdom

Shoosmith

Head

Married

28

1853

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shoosmith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Shoosmith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brompton, Lancashire, England

James

Shoosmith

Son

Single

5

1876

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shoosmith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Joe

Shoosmith

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornham, Lancashire, England

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