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Household of William S Smith (born 1836, Jersey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 S Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Smith, born in 1836 in St Helens, Jersey, consisted of 11 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Florence Smith, born in 1842 in Watton At Stone, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret S (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Helen S (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Katherine P (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Dorothy S (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Servant, Martha Jane (born 1853 in Flintshire, Wales), William S's Servant, Agnes Jane (born 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William S's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Peopleton, Worcestershire, England), William S's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Flintshire, Wales) and William S's Servant, Ethel (born 1863 in Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales).


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William S Smith's household

Male

William S

Smith

Head
Female

Florence

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret S

Smith

Daughter
Female

Helen S

Smith

Daughter
Female

Katherine P

Smith

Daughter
Female

Dorothy S

Smith

Daughter
Female

Martha Jane

Jones

Servant
Female

Agnes Jane

Leeming

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Welland

Servant
Female

Jane

Jones

Servant
Female

Ethel

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) William S
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Smith

Head

Married

45

1836

St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands

Florence

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Watton At Stone, Hertfordshire, England

Margaret S

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Helen S

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Katherine P

Smith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Dorothy S

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Martha Jane

Jones

Servant

Single

28

1853

Flintshire, Wales

Agnes Jane

Leeming

Servant

Single

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Welland

Servant

Single

22

1859

Peopleton, Worcestershire, England

Jane

Jones

Servant

Single

26

1855

Flintshire, Wales

Ethel

Hughes

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales

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