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Household of John Smithies (born 1817, 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 Smithies and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smithies, born in 1817 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Smithies, born in 1838 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Joe E, born 1855 in Elland, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Ada (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John Smithies's household

Male

John

Smithies

Head
Female

Hannah

Smithies

Wife
Male

Joe E

Smithies

Son
Female

Ellen

Richardson

Servant
Female

Ada

Holdsworth

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smithies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Elland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smithies

Head

Married

64

1817

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Smithies

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Joe E

Smithies

Son

Single

26

1855

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Richardson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Holdsworth

Servant

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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