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Household of Gavin Smith (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Gavin Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Smith, born in 1836 in , consisted of 8 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Annie Smith, born in 1838 in Howden, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; John Wm (born 1860 in Howden, Northumberland, England), Lizzie (born 1862 in Howden, Northumberland, England), George (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jennie (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Servant, Elizabeth Newham, born in 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Gavin Smith's household

Male

Gavin

Smith

Head
Female

Annie

Smith

Wife
Male

John Wm

Smith

Son
Female

Lizzie

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Jennie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Newham

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Smith

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Annie

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Howden, Northumberland, England

John Wm

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Howden, Northumberland, England

Lizzie

Smith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Howden, Northumberland, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Jennie

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Ethel

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Newham

Servant

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

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