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Household of John Shoesmith (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

John Shoesmith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shoesmith, born in 1831 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shoesmith, born in 1835 in Middleham, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henrietta (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert H (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shoesmith's household

Male

John

Shoesmith

Head
Female

Sarah

Shoesmith

Wife
Male

Harry

Shoesmith

Son
Male

Frank

Shoesmith

Son
Female

Ada

Shoesmith

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Shoesmith

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Shoesmith

Son
Male

Herbert H

Shoesmith

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shoesmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shoesmith

Head

Married

50

1831

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shoesmith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Shoesmith

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Shoesmith

Son

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Shoesmith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Shoesmith

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Herbert H

Shoesmith

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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