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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1816, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1816 in Whitbourne, Herefordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lucy Smith, born in 1836 in Seal, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Lucy (born 1867 in Shoreham, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Shoreham, Kent, England), Gertrude (born 1869 in Shoreham, Kent, England), Minnie (born 1872 in Shoreham, Kent, England), May (born 1874 in Shoreham, Kent, England), George (born 1875 in Shoreham, Kent, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Shoreham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Alice Young, born in 1866 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Lucy

Smith

Wife
Female

Lucy

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Smith

Daughter
Female

May

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Herbert

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Young

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

65

1816

Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England

Lucy

Smith

Wife

Married

45

1836

Seal, Kent, England

Lucy

Smith

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shoreham, Kent, England

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shoreham, Kent, England

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shoreham, Kent, England

Minnie

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shoreham, Kent, England

May

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shoreham, Kent, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreham, Kent, England

Herbert

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Shoreham, Kent, England

Alice

Young

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Tonbridge, Kent, England

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