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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1829, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1829 in Whittington, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Griffith Smith, born in 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1859 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1864 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1866 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1868 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1826 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1845 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Ann Griffith

Smith

Wife
Male

Albert

Smith

Son
Female

Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Smith

Daughter
Female

Clara

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ada

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Barnes

Boarder
Male

James

Cunningham

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Ann Griffith

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Albert

Smith

Son

Single

22

1859

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Barnes

Boarder

Single

55

1826

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

James

Cunningham

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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