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Household of John Smith (born 1843, Surrey)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1843 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Eliza Smith, born in 1841 in Buckminster, Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; Amelia Jane (born 1876 in St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England), Francis Thos (born 1877 in Frampton, Lincolnshire, England), Mary Eliza (born 1878 in Frampton, Lincolnshire, England) and Archibald George Ed (born 1881 in Holland Fen, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1868 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Eliza

Smith

Wife
Female

Amelia Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Francis Thos

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Eliza

Smith

Daughter
Male

Archibald George Ed

Smith

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Poole

Servant
Female

Emma

Bembrose

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Southwark, Surrey, England

Mary Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Buckminster, Leicestershire, England

Amelia Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England

Francis Thos

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Frampton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Eliza

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Frampton, Lincolnshire, England

Archibald George Ed

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Holland Fen, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ann

Poole

Servant

Single

18

1863

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Bembrose

Servant

Single

13

1868

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

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