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Household of Ellis Smithson (born 1845, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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.

Ellis Smithson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellis Smithson, born in 1845 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. Ellis was the head of the household, married to Emma Smithson, born in 1850 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1871 in Lincolnshire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1880 in Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellis's Servant, Abraham Tenney, born in 1865 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.


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Ellis Smithson's household

Male

Ellis

Smithson

Head
Female

Emma

Smithson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Tenney

Servant
First name(s) Ellis
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellis

Smithson

Head

Married

36

1845

Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Smithson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Smithson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lincolnshire, England

Mary Alice

Smithson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lincolnshire, England

Abraham

Tenney

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

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