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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1846, Middlesex)

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.

Thomas Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1846 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Smith, born in 1847 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Brompton), Eliza (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Ino (born 1849 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mary (born 1820 in Germany).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza

Smith

Daughter
Male

Albert

Smith

Son
Male

Ino

Beaconny

Lodger
Female

Mary

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stepney, Middlesex, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Smith

Son

Single

12

1869

Brompton

Eliza

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Albert

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ino

Beaconny

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Preston, Dorset, England

Mary

Smith

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Germany

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