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Household of John Smith (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1840 in Ewerby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1854 in Bicker, Lincolnshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1867 in Algakirk, Lincolnshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Algakirk, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), Louisa (born 1879 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), Nellie (born 1880 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England) and Anne (born 1881 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1854 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1841 in -).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emily

Smith

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Smith

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Anne

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Alborn

Servant
Male

William

Cole

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ewerby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Ewerby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bicker, Lincolnshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Algakirk, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Algakirk, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Emily

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Louisa

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Nellie

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Anne

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

William

Alborn

Servant

Single

27

1854

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

William

Cole

Lodger

-

40

1841

-

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