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Household of James Smith (born 1815, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1815 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1821 in Kent, England. They had 4 children; Maria (born 1844 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Olive Sarah (born 1868 in Maidstone, Kent, England), George Wm (born 1873 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Lilly Maria (born 1875 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, George Nye, born in 1841 in Maidstone, Kent, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Nye

Son In Law
Female

Maria

Nye

Daughter
Female

Olive Sarah

Nye

Daughter
Male

George Wm

Nye

Son
Female

Lilly Maria

Nye

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

66

1815

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kent, England

George

Nye

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Maidstone, Kent, England

Maria

Nye

Daughter

Married

37

1844

Maidstone, Kent, England

Olive Sarah

Nye

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Maidstone, Kent, England

George Wm

Nye

Son

Single

8

1873

Maidstone, Kent, England

Lilly Maria

Nye

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Maidstone, Kent, England

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