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Household of James Smith (born 1842, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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 Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1842 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1845 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Ernest (born 1868 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England), George (born 1871 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England), Beatrice (born 1872 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England) and Laura (born 1876 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, Jeremiah (born 1817 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England) and James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1815 in Baylham, Suffolk, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

Ernest

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Beatrice

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Laura

Smith

Daughter
Male

Jeremiah

Pyke

Father In Law
Female

Sarah

Pyke

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

Ernest

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Laura

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Jeremiah

Pyke

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Pyke

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Baylham, Suffolk, England

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