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Household of John Smith (born 1843, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 March, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1837 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John T (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1869 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1876 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jessie S Woods, born in 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wades

Daughter
Male

John T

Wades

Son
Male

George W

Wades

Son
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Female

Jessie S

Woods

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place March, Cambridgeshire, 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

March, Cambridgeshire, England

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wades

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John T

Wades

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George W

Wades

Son

Single

12

1869

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Jessie S

Woods

Boarder

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

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