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Household of Tom Smith (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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.

Tom Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Smith, born in 1840 in Charmouth, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Lydia Smith, born in 1849 in Dorking, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Rose Emma (born 1865 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Daisey (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Winifred (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Victor (born 1878 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Stanley (born 1880 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Tom's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Rochford, Essex, England) and Tom's Servant, Emma (born 1867 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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Tom Smith's household

Male

Tom

Smith

Head
Female

Lydia

Smith

Wife
Female

Rose Emma

Smith

Daughter
Female

Daisey

Smith

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Smith

Daughter
Male

Victor

Smith

Son
Male

Stanley

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clarke

Servant
Female

Emma

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) Tom
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Charmouth, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Charmouth, Dorset, England

Lydia

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dorking, Surrey, England

Rose Emma

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gravesend, Kent, England

Daisey

Smith

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gravesend, Kent, England

Winifred

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Victor

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Gravesend, Kent, England

Stanley

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

Gravesend, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Clarke

Servant

Single

22

1859

Rochford, Essex, England

Emma

Pearson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Gravesend, Kent, England

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