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Household of David Smith (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Smith, born in 1840 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Alice Smith, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Donald (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alex (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, Alex (born 1857 in Dover, Kent, England) and David's Lodger, Thomas (born 1836 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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David Smith's household

Male

David

Smith

Head
Female

Alice

Smith

Wife
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

Donald

Smith

Son
Male

Alex

Smith

Son
Male

Alex

Hopper

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Huges

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Alice

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Donald

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alex

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alex

Hopper

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Dover, Kent, England

Thomas

Huges

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Sunderland, Durham, England

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