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Household of John W Smith (born 1836, 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 W Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Smith, born in 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; Margaret A (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Lodger Head, Mary A (born 1856 in Wath, Yorkshire, England), John W's Lodger, Joseph P (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John W's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Lincolnshire, England) and John W's Lodger Daughter, Mary E (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Smith's household

Male

John W

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Stevens

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret A

Stevens

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Stevens

Son
Male

Joseph P

Shelley

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Broughton

Lodger Head
Female

Mary E

Broughton

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) John W
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Smith

Head

Single

45

1836

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Stevens

Lodger Head

Single

25

1856

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Stevens

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Stevens

Son

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph P

Shelley

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Broughton

Lodger Head

Single

21

1860

Lincolnshire, England

Mary E

Broughton

Lodger Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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