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Household of John Foster Smith (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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.

John Foster Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foster Smith, born in 1844 in Tanfield, Durham, consisted of 5 members. John Foster was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1846 in Burnopfield, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John Ed (born 1871 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Ralph (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Foster's Servant, Mary H Satterthwaite, born in 1860 in Lanchester, Durham, England.


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John Foster Smith's household

Male

John Foster

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

John Ed

Smith

Son
Male

Ralph

Smith

Son
Female

Mary H

Satterthwaite

Servant
First name(s) John Foster
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tanfield, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Foster

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Tanfield, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Burnopfield, Durham, England

John Ed

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Lanchester, Durham, England

Ralph

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Lanchester, Durham, England

Mary H

Satterthwaite

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lanchester, Durham, England

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