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Household of Thomas Smithson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

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 Smithson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smithson, born in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smithson, born in 1851 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas Wm (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John William (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William Smithson, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Smithson's household

Male

Thomas

Smithson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smithson

Wife
Male

Thomas Wm

Smithson

Son
Male

Arthur

Smithson

Son
Male

William

Smithson

Boarder
Male

John William

Smithson

Son
Male

Thomas

Smithson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smithson

Head

Married

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Smithson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Thomas Wm

Smithson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Smithson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Smithson

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John William

Smithson

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Smithson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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