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Household of John Smith (born 1838, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1838 in Solihull, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice E Smith, born in 1849 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Alice M (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Herbert J (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Michael Hurley, born in 1857 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Alice E

Smith

Wife
Female

Alice M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Edith

Smith

Daughter
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Female

Kate

Smith

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Smith

Son
Male

Michael

Hurley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Solihull, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Solihull, Warwickshire, England

Alice E

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Kate

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Michael

Hurley

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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