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Household of James Smith (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Germans, Cornwall, 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 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia M Smith, born in 1849 in Canada. They had 4 children; Alexander S (born 1876 in Canada), James C (born 1878 in Old Brompton, Kent, England), Sidney F (born 1879 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England) and Magdalene S H (born 1881 in Maker, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret J Harvey, born in 1864 in St Johns, Cornwall, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Sophia M

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander S

Smith

Son
Male

James C

Smith

Son
Male

Sidney F

Smith

Son
Female

Magdalene S H

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Harvey

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Sophia M

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Canada

Alexander S

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Canada

James C

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Old Brompton, Kent, England

Sidney F

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Magdalene S H

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Maker, Cornwall, England

Margaret J

Harvey

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Johns, Cornwall, England

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