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Household of Josiah Smith (born 1854, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Josiah Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Smith, born in 1854 in Walsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Smith, born in 1859 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Charlotte E (born 1880 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Fanny (born 1874 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Lodger, Lydia Corns, born in 1850 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.


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Josiah Smith's household

Male

Josiah

Smith

Head
Female

Rebecca

Smith

Wife
Female

Charlotte E

Smith

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Corns

Lodger
Female

Fanny

Corns

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Smith

Head

Married

27

1854

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Smith

Wife

Married

22

1859

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte E

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Lydia

Corns

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Fanny

Corns

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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