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Household of John Smith (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1816 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sally Smith, born in 1815 in Warley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1851 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Midgley, Yorkshire, England) and David (born 1845 in Warley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Emma (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Foulds (born 1877 in Midgley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Mary A Smith, born in 1855 in Ireland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sally

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Emma

Smith

Grand Daughter
Male

Foulds

Smith

Grand Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Mary A

Smith

Daughter In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

65

1816

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Sally

Smith

Wife

Married

66

1815

Warley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Midgley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Foulds

Smith

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Midgley, Yorkshire, England

David

Smith

Son

Married

36

1845

Warley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Smith

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Ireland

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