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Household of Betsy Smerdon (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Betsy Smerdon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Smerdon, born in 1827 in Woodland, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Woodland, Devon, England), Mary (born 1861 in Woodland, Devon, England), William (born 1863 in Woodland, Devon, England) and Susan (born 1868 in Woodland, Devon, England). She had 1 grandchild; Thomas G, born 1881 in Woodland, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Son In Law, William R Elliott, born in 1858 in Torbryan, Devon, England.


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Betsy Smerdon's household

Female

Betsy

Smerdon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Elliott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smerdon

Daughter
Male

William

Smerdon

Son
Female

Susan

Smerdon

Daughter
Male

William R

Elliott

Son In Law
Male

Thomas G

Elliott

Grand Son
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Smerdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Woodland, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Smerdon

Head

Widow

54

1827

Woodland, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Elliott

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Woodland, Devon, England

Mary

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Woodland, Devon, England

William

Smerdon

Son

Single

18

1863

Woodland, Devon, England

Susan

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Woodland, Devon, England

William R

Elliott

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Torbryan, Devon, England

Thomas G

Elliott

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Woodland, Devon, England

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