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Household of Spencer Smith (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Horsham, Sussex, 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.

Spencer Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Spencer Smith, born in 1835 in Ifield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Spencer was the head of the household, married to Martha Smith, born in 1850 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Mabel (born 1875 in Ifield, Sussex, England), Spencer (born 1877 in Ifield, Sussex, England) and Lilian (born 1879 in Ifield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Spencer's Assistant, Rosa (born 1858 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Spencer's Servant, Esther (born 1863 in Sussex, England) and Spencer's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Hertfordshire, England).


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Spencer Smith's household

Male

Spencer

Smith

Head
Female

Martha

Smith

Wife
Female

Mabel

Smith

Daughter
Male

Spencer

Smith

Son
Female

Lilian

Smith

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Baker

Assistant
Female

Esther

Banks

Servant
Female

Sarah

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Spencer
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ifield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Spencer

Smith

Head

Married

46

1835

Ifield, Sussex, England

Martha

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Mabel

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ifield, Sussex, England

Spencer

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Ifield, Sussex, England

Lilian

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ifield, Sussex, England

Rosa

Baker

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Lewes, Sussex, England

Esther

Banks

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

Sarah

Martin

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hertfordshire, England

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