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Household of John Smith (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1828 in Penistone, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1843 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John Thos (born 1859 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1862 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1864 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1867 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edward Smith, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

John Thos

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Male

Edward

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

53

1828

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

John Thos

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

17

1864

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Smith

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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