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Household of Robert Smedley (born 1832, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Robert Smedley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smedley, born in 1832 in Matlock, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Anne Elizth (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George Wm (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder Head, Sarah Berrisford, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Smedley's household

Male

Robert

Smedley

Head
Male

John

Smedley

Son
Female

Sarah

Berrisford

Boarder Head
Female

Anne Elizth

Berrisford

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Berrisford

Daughter
Male

George Wm

Berrisford

Son
Male

Henry

Berrisford

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smedley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smedley

Head

Widower

49

1832

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

John

Smedley

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Berrisford

Boarder Head

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Anne Elizth

Berrisford

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Berrisford

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Wm

Berrisford

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Berrisford

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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