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Household of Elijah Smerdon (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Elijah Smerdon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Smerdon, born in 1835 in Widcombe, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Ann Smerdon, born in 1834 in Buckland, Devon, England. They had 9 children; John Henry (born 1861 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Elijah (born 1862 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Annie (born 1866 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Sarah Jane (born 1867 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Emma (born 1870 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Ashburton, Devon, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Ashburton, Devon, England) and Clara (born 1877 in Ashburton, Devon, England).


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Elijah Smerdon's household

Male

Elijah

Smerdon

Head
Female

Ann

Smerdon

Wife
Male

John Henry

Smerdon

Son
Male

Elijah

Smerdon

Son
Male

Alfred

Smerdon

Son
Female

Annie

Smerdon

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Smerdon

Daughter
Female

Emma

Smerdon

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smerdon

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Smerdon

Son
Female

Clara

Smerdon

Daughter
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Smerdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Widcombe, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Smerdon

Head

Married

46

1835

Widcombe, Devon, England

Ann

Smerdon

Wife

Married

47

1834

Buckland, Devon, England

John Henry

Smerdon

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashburton, Devon, England

Elijah

Smerdon

Son

Single

19

1862

Ashburton, Devon, England

Alfred

Smerdon

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashburton, Devon, England

Annie

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashburton, Devon, England

Sarah Jane

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashburton, Devon, England

Emma

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashburton, Devon, England

Ellen

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashburton, Devon, England

Herbert

Smerdon

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashburton, Devon, England

Clara

Smerdon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashburton, Devon, England

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