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Household of George Smith (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hemsworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Smith, born in 1856 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Caroline Smith, born in 1859 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah A (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother, Sarah (born 1826 in Hatfield Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), George's Brother, Fred (born 1858 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), George's Lodger, James (born 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and George's Lodger, Harry (born 1826 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England).


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George Smith's household

Male

George

Smith

Head
Female

Caroline

Smith

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Smith

Daughter
Male

Fred

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Smith

Mother
Male

Fred

Smith

Brother
Male

James

Woodward

Lodger
Male

Harry

Haswood

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Smith

Head

Married

25

1856

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Smith

Wife

Married

22

1859

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Mother

Widow

55

1826

Hatfield Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Smith

Brother

Single

23

1858

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

James

Woodward

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Harry

Haswood

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

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