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Household of James Smith (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1838 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1840 in Westbourne, Hampshire, England. They had 9 children; James (born 1864 in Albourne, Sussex, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), Alfred (born 1870 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), Fanny (born 1874 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1876 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England), George (born 1877 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1880 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England) and David (born 1881 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Female

Fanny

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Westbourne, Hampshire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Albourne, Sussex, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Fanny

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Walter

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

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