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Household of John Smith (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1829 in Brompton Ralph, Somerset, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1826 in Clatworthy, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1858 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England), Selina (born 1863 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England), Etty (born 1865 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England) and Alice (born 1869 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1874 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1790 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1841 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1850 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), John's Lodger, Daniel (born 1861 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, George (born 1816 in Dorchester, Dorset, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

Frank

Smith

Son
Female

Selina

Smith

Daughter
Female

Etty

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Grand Son
Male

William

Crocker

Lodger
Male

Robert

Nation

Lodger
Male

John

Ward

Lodger
Male

Daniel

Osullivan

Lodger
Male

George

Hawkins

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

55

1826

Clatworthy, Somerset, England

Frank

Smith

Son

Single

23

1858

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Selina

Smith

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Etty

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

John

Smith

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

William

Crocker

Lodger

Widower

91

1790

Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Robert

Nation

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

John

Ward

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Daniel

Osullivan

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

George

Hawkins

Lodger

Single

65

1816

Dorchester, Dorset, England

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