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Household of James Jacob Smith (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

James Jacob Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Jacob Smith, born in 1843 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James Jacob was the head of the household, married to Maria Smith, born in 1847 in St Austell, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William Jas (born 1870 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England), Alfred E (born 1875 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England), Laura J (born 1877 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England) and Herbert H (born 1879 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Jacob's Cousin, Mary Jane (born 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and James Jacob's Lodger, Ann (born 1815 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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James Jacob Smith's household

Male

James Jacob

Smith

Head
Female

Maria

Smith

Wife
Male

William Jas

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Smith

Son
Female

Laura J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Herbert H

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Bosanquet

Cousin
Female

Ann

Llewellym

Lodger
First name(s) James Jacob
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Jacob

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Plymouth, Devon, England

Maria

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

St Austell, Cornwall, England

William Jas

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Alfred E

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Laura J

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Herbert H

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Mary Jane

Bosanquet

Cousin

Single

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ann

Llewellym

Lodger

Single

66

1815

City of London, Middlesex, England

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