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Household of John Smith (born 1846, Wiltshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1846 in Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucy Smith, born in 1851 in Woolavington, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Herbert B (born 1870 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Amelia (born 1873 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Betsy (born 1821 in Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1856 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England), John's Visitor, Sidonia (born 1854 in Chilton Polden, Somerset, England), John's Visitor, Charles (born 1863 in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Lodger, Selina (born 1811 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Lucy

Smith

Wife
Male

Herbert B

Smith

Son
Female

Amelia

Smith

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Osman

Mother In Law
Male

Charles

Woolbridge

Boarder
Female

Sidonia

Osman

Visitor
Male

Charles

Blick

Visitor
Female

Selina

Olver

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Wiltshire, England

Lucy

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Woolavington, Somerset, England

Herbert B

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Bath, Somerset, England

Amelia

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bath, Somerset, England

Betsy

Osman

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Somerset, England

Charles

Woolbridge

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Sidonia

Osman

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Chilton Polden, Somerset, England

Charles

Blick

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Chalford, Gloucestershire, England

Selina

Olver

Lodger

Widow

70

1811

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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