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Household of Samuel Smith (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

Samuel Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smith, born in 1837 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1842 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 4 children; Charles H (born 1868 in Barnes, Surrey, England), Eliza Ann (born 1871 in Barnes, Surrey, England), Mary Jane (born 1876 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Jeremiah (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger Head, John Westgate, born in 1855 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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Samuel Smith's household

Male

Samuel

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Male

Charles H

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Jeremiah

Smith

Son
Male

John

Westgate

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Westgate

Wife
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Maidstone, Kent, England

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Charles H

Smith

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnes, Surrey, England

Eliza Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnes, Surrey, England

Mary Jane

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Jeremiah

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

John

Westgate

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Canterbury, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Westgate

Wife

Married

21

1860

Mile End, Middlesex, England

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