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Household of James Smith (born 1837, Cambridgeshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1837 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John W (born 1859 in Earith, Huntingdonshire, England), Amelia J (born 1860 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England), Henry (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and Edith L (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Joseph Hainsworth, born in 1809 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Male

John W

Smith

Son
Female

Amelia J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Edith L

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hainsworth

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Widower

44

1837

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

John W

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Earith, Huntingdonshire, England

Amelia J

Smith

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Edith L

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Hainsworth

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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