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Household of William Smealy (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Smealy and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smealy, born in 1840 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smealy, born in 1853 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William Henry (born 1862 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), Frederick (born 1865 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), William James (born 1880 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Catherine Amelia (born 1880 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Frank Hazell (born 1881 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Helen Ada (born 1874 in Brixton, Surrey, England), William's Step Son, George Henry (born 1875 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and William's Step Daughter, Margaret Eliza (born 1877 in Brixton, Surrey, England).


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William Smealy's household

Male

William

Smealy

Head
Female

Margaret

Smealy

Wife
Male

William Henry

Smealy

Son
Male

Frederick

Smealy

Son
Male

William James

Smealy

Son
Female

Catherine Amelia

Smealy

Daughter
Male

Frank Hazell

Smealy

Son
Female

Helen Ada

Powell

Step Daughter
Male

George Henry

Powell

Step Son
Female

Margaret Eliza

Powell

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smealy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smealy

Head

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

Margaret

Smealy

Wife

Married

28

1853

Middlesex, England

William Henry

Smealy

Son

Single

19

1862

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Frederick

Smealy

Son

Single

16

1865

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

William James

Smealy

Son

Single

1

1880

Battersea, Surrey, England

Catherine Amelia

Smealy

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Battersea, Surrey, England

Frank Hazell

Smealy

Son

Single

0

1881

Battersea, Surrey, England

Helen Ada

Powell

Step Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brixton, Surrey, England

George Henry

Powell

Step Son

Single

6

1875

Brixton, Surrey, England

Margaret Eliza

Powell

Step Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brixton, Surrey, England

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