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Household of William Thornber Smith (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Thornber Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thornber Smith, born in 1842 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William Thornber was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Agnes Milner (born 1868 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England) and Stephen T (born 1867 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Thornber's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), William Thornber's Servant, Sarah Elizabeth (born 1862 in Montgomeryshire, Wales) and William Thornber's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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William Thornber Smith's household

Male

William Thornber

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Female

Agnes Milner

Smith

Daughter
Male

Stephen T

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Bailey

Servant
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Morris

Servant
Female

Jane

Morris

Servant
First name(s) William Thornber
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Thornber

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes Milner

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Stephen T

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Mary

Bailey

Servant

Single

31

1850

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Morris

Servant

Single

19

1862

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Jane

Morris

Servant

Single

25

1856

Montgomeryshire, Wales

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