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Household of John Smith (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1819 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emily H (born 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Son In Law, John (born 1845 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Mary E (born 1857 in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Visitor, Emma (born 1858 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1830 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Moore

Step Daughter
Male

John

Spir

Son In Law
Female

Emily H

Spir

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Spir

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Carnall

Visitor
Female

Emma

Smith

Visitor
Male

John

Copley

Servant
Female

Annie

Wild

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

62

1819

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Moore

Step Daughter

Single

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Spir

Son In Law

Married

36

1845

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Emily H

Spir

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Spir

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Carnall

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, England

Emma

Smith

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

John

Copley

Servant

Single

51

1830

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wild

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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