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Household of Thomas Smithson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smithson, born in 1832 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smithson, born in 1840 in Croft, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1866 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1867 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1868 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and Lilian (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Robert Hall, born in 1845 in Sedgefield, Durham, England.


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Thomas Smithson's household

Male

Thomas

Smithson

Head
Female

Margaret

Smithson

Wife
Male

Henry

Smithson

Son
Female

Caroline

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Smithson

Son
Female

Margaret

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Smithson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hall

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smithson

Head

Married

49

1832

Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Smithson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Croft, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Smithson

Son

Single

15

1866

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Smithson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Smithson

Son

Single

13

1868

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Smithson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Smithson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Robert

Hall

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Sedgefield, Durham, England

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