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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1840 in Chatham, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Smith, born in 1839 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Henry Ins (born 1867 in Norwood, Surrey, England), William (born 1874 in Lee, Kent, England), Alice (born 1876 in Lee, Kent, England) and Maud (born 1880 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Patterson, born in 1861 in Strood, Kent, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Anne

Smith

Wife
Male

Henry Ins

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Maud

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Patterson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chatham, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Chatham, Surrey, England

Anne

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Devon, England

Henry Ins

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Norwood, Surrey, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Lee, Kent, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lee, Kent, England

Maud

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lee, Kent, England

John

Patterson

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Strood, Kent, England

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