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Household of James Smith (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1831 in St Margaret's, Kent, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1835 in East Langdon, Kent, England. They had 7 children; James W (born 1860 in Crow Hill, Kent, England), Henry (born 1862 in Crow Hill, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Martin, Kent, England), Susan (born 1867 in Kent, England), William J (born 1869 in Kent, England), Emma (born 1872 in Kent, England) and Ellen M (born 1874 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Jesse Hammond, born in 1865 in Kent, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Male

James W

Smith

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Susan

Smith

Daughter
Male

William J

Smith

Son
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jesse

Hammond

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Margaret's, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

St Margaret's, Kent, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

East Langdon, Kent, England

James W

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Crow Hill, Kent, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Crow Hill, Kent, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Martin, Kent, England

Susan

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kent, England

William J

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Kent, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kent, England

Ellen M

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kent, England

Jesse

Hammond

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

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