Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Smith (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to H A Smith, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary L (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Wife Sister, Mary Ann Brayshaw, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

H A

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary L

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emily

Smith

Daughter
Female

Polly

Smith

Daughter
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Brayshaw

Wife Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

H A

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Brayshaw

Wife Sister

Single

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Smith in Hunslet in 1881, and follow the Smith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Smith

We’ve found James Smith in 5024 family trees. Find out more about James Smith's household and view the Smith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census