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Household of Alfred Whitesmith (born 1841, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Alfred Whitesmith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Whitesmith, born in 1841 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Jane Whitesmith, born in 1848 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth J (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Alfred Whitesmith's household

Male

Alfred

Whitesmith

Head
Female

Jane

Whitesmith

Wife
Male

Robert

Whitesmith

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Whitesmith

Daughter
Female

Anne

Whitesmith

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Whitesmith

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Whitesmith

Son
Female

Margaret A

Whitesmith

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Whitesmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Whitesmith

Head

Married

40

1841

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Jane

Whitesmith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Robert

Whitesmith

Son

Single

14

1867

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth J

Whitesmith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Anne

Whitesmith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Whitesmith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Whitesmith

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Whitesmith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

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