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Household of Robert Smee (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Smee and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smee, born in 1849 in Chelmsford, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smee, born in 1847 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1872 in Hetton, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Henry (born 1880 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, James (born 1852 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1829 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Smee's household

Male

Robert

Smee

Head
Female

Ellen

Smee

Wife
Male

Robert

Smee

Son
Female

Ellen

Smee

Daughter
Male

Albert

Smee

Son
Male

Henry

Smee

Son
Male

James

Traveller

Lodger
Male

William

Burton

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chelmsford, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smee

Head

Married

32

1849

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Ellen

Smee

Wife

Married

34

1847

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Robert

Smee

Son

Single

9

1872

Hetton, Surrey, England

Ellen

Smee

Daughter

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Albert

Smee

Son

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Smee

Son

Single

1

1880

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Traveller

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Chelmsford, Essex, England

William

Burton

Lodger

Single

52

1829

City of London, Middlesex, England

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