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Household of Joe William Smith (born 1854, 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.

Joe William Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joe William Smith, born in 1854 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joe William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1856 in Old Lindley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma Jane (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Mount Pleasant, Yorkshire, England), Eliza Ann (born 1877 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Robertshaw (born 1879 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Elland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joe William's Brother In Law, Ben Robertshaw, born in 1859 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England.


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Joe William Smith's household

Male

Joe William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Emma Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robertshaw

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Male

Ben

Robertshaw

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joe William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Elland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joe William

Smith

Head

Married

27

1854

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

25

1856

Old Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Emma Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mount Pleasant, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Robertshaw

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Robertshaw

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

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