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Household of Robert Smith (born 1855, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1855 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jennie Smith, born in 1858 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1879 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Clapton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother In Law, Henry George (born 1861 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Robert's Lodger, Alfred (born 1851 in Burbage, Wiltshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Chignall St James, Essex, England).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Jennie

Smith

Wife
Female

Ethel

Smith

Daughter
Female

Maud

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry George

Buck

Brother In Law
Male

Alfred

New

Lodger
Male

William

Emerey

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

26

1855

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Jennie

Smith

Wife

Married

23

1858

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Maud

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Henry George

Buck

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Alfred

New

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Burbage, Wiltshire, England

William

Emerey

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Chignall St James, Essex, England

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