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Household of Alex Smith (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Alex Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Smith, born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John A (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alex (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Florence (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Hilda C (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Grand Father, Robert (born 1801 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alex's -, Phillis (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alex's Visitor, Margaret (born 1817 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Alex Smith's household

Male

Alex

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Female

John A

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alex

Smith

Son
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Smith

Daughter
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hilda C

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Camsey

Grand Father
Female

Phillis

Clarkson

-
Female

Margaret

Waddell

Visitor
First name(s) Alex
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

John A

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alex

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary A

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hilda C

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Camsey

Grand Father

Widower

80

1801

Sunderland, Durham, England

Phillis

Clarkson

-

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Waddell

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Sunderland, Durham, England

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