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Household of Alfred Smithers (born 1837, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alfred Smithers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Smithers, born in 1837 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Matilda Smithers, born in 1840 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Florence M (born 1869 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Alfred W (born 1870 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Arthur C (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Emma C (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Catherine Nicholls, born in 1852 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.


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Alfred Smithers's household

Male

Alfred

Smithers

Head
Female

Matilda

Smithers

Wife
Female

Florence M

Smithers

Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Smithers

Son
Male

Arthur C

Smithers

Son
Female

Emma C

Smithers

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Nicholls

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Smithers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Smithers

Head

Married

44

1837

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Matilda

Smithers

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Florence M

Smithers

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Alfred W

Smithers

Son

Single

11

1870

Southwark, Surrey, England

Arthur C

Smithers

Son

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma C

Smithers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Nicholls

Servant

Single

29

1852

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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