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Household of James Smyth (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, Devon, 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 Smyth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smyth, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Smyth, born in 1844 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1865 in Devonport, Devon, England), Harry (born 1871 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Preston, Dorset, England), William (born 1874 in Osmington, Dorset, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Osmington, Dorset, England), Sophia (born 1878 in Whitemore, Dorset, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Whitemore, Nottinghamshire, England).


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James Smyth's household

Male

James

Smyth

Head
Female

Sophia

Smyth

Wife
Male

Charles

Smyth

Son
Male

Harry

Smyth

Son
Female

Margaret

Smyth

Daughter
Male

William

Smyth

Son
Female

Eliza

Smyth

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Smyth

Daughter
Male

Walter

Smyth

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Smyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smyth

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Sophia

Smyth

Wife

Married

37

1844

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Charles

Smyth

Son

Single

16

1865

Devonport, Devon, England

Harry

Smyth

Son

Single

10

1871

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Margaret

Smyth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Dorset, England

William

Smyth

Son

Single

7

1874

Osmington, Dorset, England

Eliza

Smyth

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Osmington, Dorset, England

Sophia

Smyth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitemore, Dorset, England

Walter

Smyth

Son

Single

1

1880

Whitemore, Nottinghamshire, England

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