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Household of John Smith (born 1833, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 1833 in St Leonard's, Essex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Smith, born in 1831 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1858 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Anna (born 1863 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1869 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Martha (born 1858 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England) and John's Visitor, Annie (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Susannah

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Anna

Smith

Daughter
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Female

Ada

Smith

Daughter
Female

Martha

Morley

Visitor
Female

Annie

Carrington

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Leonard's, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

48

1833

St Leonard's, Essex, England

Susannah

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Essex, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

23

1858

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Anna

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ada

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Martha

Morley

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Annie

Carrington

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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