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Household of John Smith (born 1824, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1824 in Crowan, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1829 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 5 children; John K (born 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Mary H (born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edward S (born 1861 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Henry (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Frederic T (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1838 in St Germans, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, Amelia K (born 1861 in Landrake, Cornwall, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

John K

Smith

Son
Female

Mary H

Smith

Daughter
Male

Edward S

Smith

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Frederic T

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Edwards

Servant
Female

Amelia K

Clatworthy

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Crowan, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

57

1824

Crowan, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

Plymouth, Devon, England

John K

Smith

Son

Single

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary H

Smith

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edward S

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Plymouth, Devon, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frederic T

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jane

Edwards

Servant

Single

43

1838

St Germans, Cornwall, England

Amelia K

Clatworthy

Servant

Single

20

1861

Landrake, Cornwall, England

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