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Household of John Smith (born 1841, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 1841 in Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Smith, born in 1843 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; John Charles (born 1870 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Arthur Wm (born 1872 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Jane Rachel (born 1875 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Betsy Ann (born 1877 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Charles Abraham Baldwin, born in 1857 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Betsy

Smith

Wife
Male

John Charles

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur Wm

Smith

Son
Female

Jane Rachel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Betsy Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles Abraham

Baldwin

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Leicestershire, England

Betsy

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Derby, Derbyshire, England

John Charles

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Arthur Wm

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Jane Rachel

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Betsy Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Charles Abraham

Baldwin

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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