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Household of James Smith (born 1847, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1847 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Smith, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Charles Smethurst, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Harriet

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles

Smethurst

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Harriet

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Smethurst

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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