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Household of Sophia Smith (born 1819, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, Devon, 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.

Sophia Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Smith, born in 1819 in Blandford, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Sophia S M (born 1844 in Crediton, Devon, England) and Elise F J (born 1856 in Crediton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Servant, Thomas (born 1848 in Ide, Devon, England), Sophia's Servant, Harriet (born 1852 in Honiton, Devon, England) and Sophia's Servant, Emily (born 1859 in Crediton, Devon, England).


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Sophia Smith's household

Female

Sophia

Smith

Head
Female

Sophia S M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elise F J

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Joint

Servant
Female

Harriet

Docket

Servant
Female

Emily

Buckingham

Servant
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Blandford, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Smith

Head

Widow

62

1819

Blandford, Dorset, England

Sophia S M

Smith

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Crediton, Devon, England

Elise F J

Smith

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Crediton, Devon, England

Thomas

Joint

Servant

Married

33

1848

Ide, Devon, England

Harriet

Docket

Servant

Single

29

1852

Honiton, Devon, England

Emily

Buckingham

Servant

Single

22

1859

Crediton, Devon, England

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