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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1847, 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.

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 1847 in West Ham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alvina Smith, born in 1851 in Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; Thomas W (born 1871 in West Ham, Essex, England), Florence (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England), Harrold (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England), Harry (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), Alvina (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Edward (born 1881 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Alvina

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Smith

Son
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Male

Harrold

Smith

Son
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Female

Alvina

Smith

Daughter
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place West Ham, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

West Ham, Essex, England

Alvina

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Suffolk, England

Thomas W

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

West Ham, Essex, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

Harrold

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Alvina

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

West Ham, Essex, England

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