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Household of James R Smith (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

James R Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James R Smith, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. James R was the head of the household, married to Jessie Mc Smith, born in 1851 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; John Robt (born 1871 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), Frances (born 1873 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), P F (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James R (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), F W (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas Battie (born 1881 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James R's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Scotland), James R's Lodger, James (born 1849 in Scotland) and James R's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Scotland).


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James R Smith's household

Male

James R

Smith

Head
Female

Jessie Mc

Smith

Wife
Male

John Robt

Smith

Son
Male

Frances

Smith

Son
Male

P F

Smith

Son
Male

James R

Smith

Son
Male

F W

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas Battie

Smith

Son
Male

John

Thomas

Lodger
Male

James

Carrigon

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Lodger
First name(s) James R
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James R

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jessie Mc

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

John Robt

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Frances

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

P F

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

James R

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

F W

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas Battie

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Hebburn, Durham, England

John

Thomas

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Scotland

James

Carrigon

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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