Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Matthew Smith (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Matthew Smith and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Smith, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John T (born 1862 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Southport, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1867 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Cecilia (born 1871 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Matthew Smith's household

Male

Matthew

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

John T

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

John C

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Smith

Daughter
Female

Maria

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John T

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Southport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Southport, Lancashire, England

John C

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Southport, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southport, Lancashire, England

Cecilia

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southport, Lancashire, England

Maria

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Matthew Smith in Ormskirk in 1881, and follow the Smith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Matthew Smith

We’ve found Matthew Smith in 751 family trees. Find out more about Matthew Smith's household and view the Smith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census