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Household of Joshua Smith (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joshua Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Smith, born in 1842 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Virtue Smith, born in 1844 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Philip (born 1865 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Lucy A (born 1867 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), John T (born 1869 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1878 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and William R (born 1880 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Boarder, Amelia Heaton, born in 1862 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England.


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Joshua Smith's household

Male

Joshua

Smith

Head
Female

Virtue

Smith

Wife
Male

Philip

Smith

Son
Female

Lucy A

Smith

Daughter
Male

John T

Smith

Son
Female

Mary E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Martha

Smith

Daughter
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Mark

Smith

Son
Male

William R

Smith

Son
Female

Amelia

Heaton

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Virtue

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Philip

Smith

Son

Single

16

1865

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Lucy A

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

John T

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

William R

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Heaton

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

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