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Household of John W Smithers (born 1853, 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 W Smithers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Smithers, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Elz Smithers, born in 1856 in Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Boarder Head, Hannah (born 1851 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), John W's Boarder Daughter, Fanny (born 1879 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and John W's Boarder, Rose (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John W Smithers's household

Male

John W

Smithers

Head
Female

Elz

Smithers

Wife
Female

Hannah

Nevill

Boarder Head
Female

Fanny

Nevill

Boarder Daughter
Female

Rose

Elshaw

Boarder
First name(s) John W
Last name Smithers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Smithers

Head

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elz

Smithers

Wife

Married

25

1856

Derbyshire, England

Hannah

Nevill

Boarder Head

Married

30

1851

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Fanny

Nevill

Boarder Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Rose

Elshaw

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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