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Household of John Smith (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1842 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Smith, born in 1843 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Emma (born 1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John (born 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Charlotte (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Emma

Smith

Wife
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Female

Rebecca

Smith

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Albert

Smith

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Emma

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Albert

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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