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Household of James Smith (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1829 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1833 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; David (born 1863 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), James Jun (born 1866 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1869 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1872 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder Lodger, Rosella Marchington, born in 1856 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

James Jun

Smith

Son
Male

John Wm

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Rosella

Marchington

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

48

1833

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James Jun

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Rosella

Marchington

Boarder Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

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