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Household of Joseph Smith (born 1855, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Smith, born in 1855 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1855 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Janette (born 1863 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Sister, Polly (born 1861 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Brother, James (born 1858 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Ellen (born 1858 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Smith's household

Male

Joseph

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Janette

Smith

Sister
Female

Polly

Smith

Sister
Male

James

Smith

Brother
Male

Benjamin

Mill

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Blythe

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Smith

Head

Married

26

1855

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Janette

Smith

Sister

Single

18

1863

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Polly

Smith

Sister

Single

20

1861

Hackney, Middlesex, England

James

Smith

Brother

Single

23

1858

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Mill

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Blythe

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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