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Household of Benjamin Smallman (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Smallman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Smallman, born in 1833 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Emma Smallman, born in 1833 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1857 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1862 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1865 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Enoch (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1873 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, Joseph (born 1854 in Wales) and Benjamin's Lodger, Moses (born 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Smallman's household

Male

Benjamin

Smallman

Head
Female

Emma

Smallman

Wife
Male

John

Smallman

Son
Male

Richard

Smallman

Son
Male

Benjamin

Smallman

Son
Female

Louisa

Smallman

Daughter
Male

James

Smallman

Grand Son
Male

Enoch

Smallman

Son
Male

Joseph

Williams

Lodger
Male

Moses

Howells

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Smallman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Smallman

Head

Married

48

1833

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Smallman

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Smallman

Son

Single

24

1857

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Smallman

Son

Single

19

1862

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Smallman

Son

Single

16

1865

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Smallman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Smallman

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Smallman

Son

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Williams

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Wales

Moses

Howells

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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