Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John James Smith (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 James Smith and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Smith, born in 1845 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smith, born in 1849 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), George (born 1872 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Maria (born 1879 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John James's Father In Law, Joseph Speight, born in 1811 in Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John James Smith's household

Male

John James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Maria

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Speight

Father In Law
First name(s) John James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John James

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Speight

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John James Smith in Dewsbury in 1881, and follow the Smith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John James Smith

We’ve found John James Smith in 4373 family trees. Find out more about John James Smith's household and view the Smith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census