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Household of Adam Smith (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Adam Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Smith, born in 1819 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1831 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Arthur Richard (born 1854 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Adopted Daughter, Hannah Hall, born in 1855 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Adam Smith's household

Male

Adam

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

Arthur Richard

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Hannah

Hall

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Smith

Head

Married

62

1819

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arthur Richard

Smith

Son

Widower

27

1854

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Smith

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Hall

Adopted Daughter

Single

26

1855

York, Yorkshire, England

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