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Household of William F Smithson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

William F Smithson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William F Smithson, born in 1842 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William F was the head of the household, married to Amelia Ann Smithson, born in 1843 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary L G (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Helen E (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William Guy (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Hugh F (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret F (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William F's Servant, Rhoda (born 1852 in Aberford, Yorkshire, England) and William F's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William F Smithson's household

Male

William F

Smithson

Head
Female

Amelia Ann

Smithson

Wife
Female

Mary L G

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Helen E

Smithson

Daughter
Male

William Guy

Smithson

Son
Male

Hugh F

Smithson

Son
Female

Margaret F

Smithson

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Limbert

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Dixon

Servant
First name(s) William F
Last name Smithson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William F

Smithson

Head

Married

39

1842

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Amelia Ann

Smithson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary L G

Smithson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Helen E

Smithson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William Guy

Smithson

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hugh F

Smithson

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret F

Smithson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rhoda

Limbert

Servant

Single

29

1852

Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Dixon

Servant

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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