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Household of Robert Smith (born 1845, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1845 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1854 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Thomas Ed, born 1879 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, William Mrs (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas Ed

Smith

Son
Male

William Mrs

Mitchell

Lodger
Male

William

Mitchell

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Thomas Ed

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

William Mrs

Mitchell

Lodger

Widow

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Mitchell

Lodger

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

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