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Household of John H Smith (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 H Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Smith, born in 1845 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 11 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Agnes Smith, born in 1848 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elspeth (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), John R (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), James H (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ann C (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Charlotte (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Father, James R (born 1816 in South Shields, Durham, England), John H's Mother, Ann (born 1818 in South Shields, Durham, England) and John H's Mother In Law, Elspeth (born 1828 in Preston, Northumberland, England).


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John H Smith's household

Male

John H

Smith

Head
Female

Agnes

Smith

Wife
Female

Elspeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

John R

Smith

Son
Male

James H

Smith

Son
Female

Ann C

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Daughter
Male

James R

Smith

Father
Female

Ann

Smith

Mother
Female

Elspeth

Brown

Mother In Law
First name(s) John H
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

South Shields, Durham, England

Agnes

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

South Shields, Durham, England

Elspeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

John R

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

James H

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann C

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Charlotte

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

James R

Smith

Father

Married

65

1816

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Smith

Mother

Married

63

1818

South Shields, Durham, England

Elspeth

Brown

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Preston, Northumberland, England

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