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Household of William J Smith (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 J Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Smith, born in 1838 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William J was the head of the household, married to My Smith, born in 1834 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Daughtr, Alice Smith, born in 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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William J Smith's household

Male

William J

Smith

Head
Female

My

Smith

Wife
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

Edwin

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughtr
First name(s) William J
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

My

Smith

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Smith

Daughtr

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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