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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1846, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Smith, born in 1844 in Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), Annie E (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Aunt, Elizabeth Pearson, born in 1814 in Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Harriet

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Annie E

Smith

Daughter
Male

John H

Smith

Son
Female

Sarah E

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Aunt
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Retford, Nottinghamshire, 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

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Harriet

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

15

1866

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Annie E

Smith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John H

Smith

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Pearson

Aunt

Widow

67

1814

Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, England

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