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Household of Cecil Smith (born 1825, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Cecil Smith and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cecil Smith, born in 1825 in Somerset, consisted of 16 members. Cecil was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Cecil (born 1860 in Middlesex, England), Janet C (born 1863 in Somerset, England), Caroline E (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Amy (born 1866 in Somerset, England), Grace (born 1868 in Somerset, England), Mabel (born 1870 in Somerset, England) and Susan C (born 1873 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Cecil's Governess, Sarah L (born 1836 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Cecil's Butler, George (born 1851 in Shapwick, Dorset, England), Cecil's Page, George (born 1866 in Burham, Berkshire, England), Cecil's Nurse, Martha (born 1836 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), Cecil's Un Nurse, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England), Cecil's Cook Housekeeper, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Aisholt, Somerset, England), Cecil's H Maid, Ellen (born 1859 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Cecil's K Maid, Sarah (born 1860 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).


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Cecil Smith's household

Male

Cecil

Smith

Head
Male

Cecil

Smith

Son
Female

Janet C

Smith

Daughter
Female

Caroline E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Amy

Smith

Daughter
Female

Grace

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Susan C

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah L

Biddulph

Governess
Male

George

Smart

Butler
Male

George

Horton

Page
Female

Martha

Johns

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Pike

Un Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Saunders

Cook Housekeeper
Female

Ellen

Garland

H Maid
Female

Sarah

Poole

K Maid
First name(s) Cecil
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cecil

Smith

Head

Widower

56

1825

Somerset, England

Cecil

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Middlesex, England

Janet C

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Somerset, England

Caroline E

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Amy

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

Grace

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

Mabel

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Susan C

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

Sarah L

Biddulph

Governess

Single

45

1836

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Smart

Butler

Widower

30

1851

Shapwick, Dorset, England

George

Horton

Page

Single

15

1866

Burham, Berkshire, England

Martha

Johns

Nurse

Single

45

1836

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Pike

Un Nurse

Single

21

1860

Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Saunders

Cook Housekeeper

Single

40

1841

Aisholt, Somerset, England

Ellen

Garland

H Maid

Single

22

1859

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Sarah

Poole

K Maid

Single

21

1860

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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