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Household of Hugh Smith (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Hugh Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Smith, born in 1838 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1837 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cecila (born 1860 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Phillis (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Mother In Law, Cecilia Virtue, born in 1803 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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Hugh Smith's household

Male

Hugh

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Female

Cecila

Smith

Daughter
Female

Phillis

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Virtue

Mother In Law
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Berwickshire, Scotland

Cecila

Smith

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Gateshead, Durham, England

Phillis

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Cecilia

Virtue

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Berwickshire, Scotland

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