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Household of William James Smyth (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 James Smyth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James Smyth, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. William James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Smyth, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Frederick William (born 1876 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England), Raymond (born 1877 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England) and Blanch Lillian (born 1881 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William James's Aunt, Mary Ann (born 1816 in Ireland), William James's Servant, Kate (born 1861 in Marlborough, Ireland) and William James's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1864 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England).


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William James Smyth's household

Male

William James

Smyth

Head
Female

Jessie

Smyth

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Mc Cann

Aunt
Male

Frederick William

Smyth

Son
Male

Raymond

Smyth

Son
Female

Blanch Lillian

Smyth

Daughter
Female

Kate

Dougherty

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Glover

Servant
First name(s) William James
Last name Smyth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William James

Smyth

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Jessie

Smyth

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Mary Ann

Mc Cann

Aunt

Single

65

1816

Ireland

Frederick William

Smyth

Son

Single

5

1876

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Raymond

Smyth

Son

Single

4

1877

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Blanch Lillian

Smyth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Dougherty

Servant

Single

20

1861

Marlborough, Ireland

Mary Jane

Glover

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

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