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Household of Henry John Smith (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

Henry John Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry John Smith, born in 1839 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Henry John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1850 in Whitestaunton, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Edward Collard (born 1875 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England), William Henry (born 1878 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England) and Mary Prinz (born 1880 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England) and Henry John's Servant, Clara Jane (born 1868 in Beaminster, Dorset, England).


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Henry John Smith's household

Male

Henry John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

Edward Collard

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Prinz

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Slade

Servant
Female

Clara Jane

Gibbs

Servant
First name(s) Henry John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry John

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

Edward Collard

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

William Henry

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Mary Prinz

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Slade

Servant

Single

17

1864

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Clara Jane

Gibbs

Servant

Single

13

1868

Beaminster, Dorset, England

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