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Household of Robert Smith (born 1848, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 1848 in Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1846 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Matilda (born 1870 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Finchley, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1879 in Sydenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Tom Wood, born in 1855 in Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Matilda

Smith

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Tom

Wood

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

33

1848

Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Matilda

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

9

1872

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Finchley, Middlesex, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Sydenham, Kent, England

Tom

Wood

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England

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