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Household of Joseph Smith (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

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 1836 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1842 in Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Ellen B (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph F (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Arthur C (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Minnie G (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Rowland T (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Mary Bell, born in 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Smith's household

Male

Joseph

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Ellen B

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph F

Smith

Son
Male

Arthur C

Smith

Son
Female

Minnie G

Smith

Daughter
Male

Rowland T

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Bell

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Smith

Head

Married

45

1836

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Northumberland, England

Ellen B

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph F

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Arthur C

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Minnie G

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Rowland T

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Bell

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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