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Household of John Smith (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1837 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1836 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robert A (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), John W (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Frank (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ada (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and ? (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Smith

Son
Male

John W

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Frank

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Ada

Smith

Daughter
Female

?

N K Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

45

1836

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

Robert A

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

John W

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Frank

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ada

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

?

N K Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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