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Household of John Smith (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1843 in Cowling, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Smith, born in 1824 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Peter W (born 1855 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1858 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England) and Josiah (born 1877 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ann, born 1875 in Cowling, Yorkshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Priscilla

Smith

Wife
Male

Peter W

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ann

Benson

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

Josiah

Smith

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

57

1824

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Smith

Wife

Married

57

1824

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Peter W

Smith

Son

Single

26

1855

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

23

1858

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Benson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

Josiah

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Cowling, Yorkshire, England

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