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Household of John Smith (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 1843 in Swanage, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria D Smith, born in 1842 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Eva M (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Clara E (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William A (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Alfred J (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Florence E (born 1879 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Maria D

Smith

Wife
Female

Eva M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Clara E

Smith

Daughter
Male

William A

Smith

Son
Male

Alfred J

Smith

Son
Female

Florence E

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Swanage, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Swanage, Dorset, England

Maria D

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Eva M

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Clara E

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William A

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Alfred J

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Florence E

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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