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Household of Benjamin Smith (born 1809, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, 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.

Benjamin Smith and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Smith, born in 1809 in Wennington, Essex, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary A, born 1837 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, David Wittaker, born in 1864 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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Benjamin Smith's household

Male

Benjamin

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Marriot

Daughter
Male

David

Wittaker

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Wennington, Essex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Smith

Head

Widower

72

1809

Wennington, Essex, England

Mary A

Marriot

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

David

Wittaker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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