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Household of George Smeeton (born 1805, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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.

George Smeeton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Smeeton, born in 1805 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Samuel (born 1846 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Mary (born 1848 in Gold Hill, Buckinghamshire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; Sarah (born 1858 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Tilly (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Edgar (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Visitor, Elizabeth Short, born in 1870 in Westhide, Hertfordshire, England.


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George Smeeton's household

Male

George

Smeeton

Head
Male

Samuel

Smeeton

Son
Female

Mary

Smeeton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smeeton

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Webb

Grand Son
Female

Tilly

Smeeton

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Smeeton

Grand Daughter
Male

Edgar

Smeeton

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Smeeton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Smeeton

Head

Widower

76

1805

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Samuel

Smeeton

Son

Married

35

1846

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Smeeton

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Gold Hill, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Smeeton

Grand Daughter

Single

23

1858

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Robert

Webb

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Tilly

Smeeton

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Smeeton

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edgar

Smeeton

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Short

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Westhide, Hertfordshire, England

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