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Household of David M Smith (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

David M Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David M Smith, born in 1822 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. David M was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jane, born 1851 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. He had 5 grandchildren; Hannah (born 1874 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1877 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Frances (born 1879 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David M's Son In Law, George Brook, born in 1851 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.


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David M Smith's household

Male

David M

Smith

Head
Male

George

Brook

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Brook

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Brook

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brook

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Brook

Grand Daughter
Female

Frances

Brook

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith

Brook

Grand Daughter
First name(s) David M
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David M

Smith

Head

Widower

59

1822

Yorkshire, England

George

Brook

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Brook

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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