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Household of Edward T Smith (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 T Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward T Smith, born in 1849 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Edward T was the head of the household, married to Edith Smith, born in 1855 in Thorpe Le Soken, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Ethel (born 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England), Lilian (born 1878 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward T's Sister In Law, Anna (born 1848 in Thorpe Le Soken, Essex, England), Edward T's Servant, Ada (born 1861 in Alresford, Essex, England), Edward T's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Edward T's Servant, Grace (born 1863 in Langenhoe, Essex, England).


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Edward T Smith's household

Male

Edward T

Smith

Head
Female

Edith

Smith

Wife
Female

Ethel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Smith

Daughter
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Female

Anna

Osmond

Sister In Law
Female

Ada

Connor

Servant
Female

Alice

Everett

Servant
Female

Grace

Greenleaf

Servant
First name(s) Edward T
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward T

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Colchester, Essex, England

Edith

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Thorpe Le Soken, Essex, England

Ethel

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Colchester, Essex, England

Lilian

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Colchester, Essex, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Colchester, Essex, England

Anna

Osmond

Sister In Law

Single

33

1848

Thorpe Le Soken, Essex, England

Ada

Connor

Servant

Single

20

1861

Alresford, Essex, England

Alice

Everett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Colchester, Essex, England

Grace

Greenleaf

Servant

Single

18

1863

Langenhoe, Essex, England

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