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Household of John Smith (born 1818, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1818 in Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smith, born in 1826 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Aaron (born 1860 in Harton, Durham, England), William (born 1866 in Harton, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1868 in Harton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1855 in Cox Hill, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, Peter (born 1853 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife
Male

Aaron

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Goryan

Servant
Male

Peter

White

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

63

1818

Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

55

1826

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Aaron

Smith

Son

Single

21

1860

Harton, Durham, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Harton, Durham, England

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Harton, Durham, England

Catherine

Goryan

Servant

Single

26

1855

Cox Hill, Durham, England

Peter

White

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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