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Household of William Edward Smith (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

William Edward Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edward Smith, born in 1819 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William Edward was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1824 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1852 in Levington, Cambridgeshire, England), Herbert Jonathan (born 1862 in Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James Robbin (born 1861 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William Edward's Servant, Ann Deborah (born 1862 in Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William Edward's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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William Edward Smith's household

Male

William Edward

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Male

Arthur

Smith

Son
Male

Herbert Jonathan

Smith

Son
Male

James Robbin

Smith

Son
Female

Ann Deborah

Joseph

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Belton

Visitor
First name(s) William Edward
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Edward

Smith

Head

Married

62

1819

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

57

1824

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Arthur

Smith

Son

Single

29

1852

Levington, Cambridgeshire, England

Herbert Jonathan

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales

James Robbin

Smith

Son

Single

20

1861

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ann Deborah

Joseph

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Belton

Visitor

-

54

1827

Pembrokeshire, Wales

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