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Household of Edward Smithson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Edward Smithson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Smithson, born in 1838 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Smithson, born in 1847 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1869 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), Jane H (born 1871 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Agnes (born 1873 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1874 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1876 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and John C (born 1879 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Egton, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Edith (born 1867 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Smithson's household

Male

Edward

Smithson

Head
Female

Jane

Smithson

Wife
Female

Ann

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Smithson

Daughter
Male

George W

Smithson

Son
Male

John C

Smithson

Son
Female

Mary A

Wilson

Servant
Female

Edith

Harland

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Smithson

Head

Married

43

1838

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Smithson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Smithson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Jane H

Smithson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brixton, Surrey, England

Agnes

Smithson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Smithson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

George W

Smithson

Son

Single

5

1876

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

John C

Smithson

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wilson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Egton, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Harland

Servant

Single

14

1867

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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