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Household of Samuel Smith (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smith, born in 1845 in Essex, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1845 in Harwich, Essex, England. They had 8 children; Eliza (born 1872 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Annie (born 1874 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), John (born 1877 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), George (born 1880 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Charles (born 1870 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), William (born 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1868 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1872 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger Head, David Farrow, born in 1837 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.


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Samuel Smith's household

Male

Samuel

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Female

Eliza

Smith

Daughter
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Male

David

Farrow

Lodger Head
Female

Florence

Farrow

Wife
Male

William

Farrow

Son
Female

Florence

Farrow

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Farrow

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smith

Head

Married

36

1845

Essex, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Harwich, Essex, England

Eliza

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Forest Gate, Essex, England

John

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Forest Gate, Essex, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Charles

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Forest Gate, Essex, England

David

Farrow

Lodger Head

Married

44

1837

Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Florence

Farrow

Wife

Married

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Farrow

Son

Single

15

1866

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Florence

Farrow

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Farrow

Son

Single

9

1872

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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