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Household of Robert Smith (born 1839, Lancashire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1839 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Smith, born in 1841 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; George (born 1862 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1867 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Josephus (born 1870 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1872 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1874 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah J

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

Josephus

Smith

Son
Female

Ruth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Edith

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place West Derby, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Prescot, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Josephus

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Edith

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Derby, Lancashire, England

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