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Household of William Smith (born 1829, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, 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 Smith and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1829 in Linton, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1829 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Louisa Kate (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Eliza J (born 1853 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Louisa (born 1862 in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1859 in Bow, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Flora H (born 1863 in Portland, Dorset, England), William's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), William's Servant, Alfred (born 1860 in Germany), William's Servant, Charles (born 1867 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), William's Visitor, James H (born 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Visitor, Basil H S (born 1859 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England), William's Visitor, George W (born 1835 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), William's Visitor, Henry V E (born 1862 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, George Fisher (born 1835 in Sussex, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Louisa Kate

Smith

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Smith

Niece
Female

Mary A

O'Connell

Servant
Female

Flora H

Roberts

Servant
Female

Annie

Hoare

Servant
Male

Alfred

Meisezabl

Servant
Male

Charles

Luffmann

Servant
Male

James H

Blackwell

Visitor
Male

Basil H S

Murray

Visitor
Male

George W

Dennis

Visitor
Male

Henry V E

Baker

Visitor
Male

George Fisher

Parker

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Linton, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Linton, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Louisa Kate

Smith

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

Eliza J

Smith

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Brighton, Sussex, England

Louisa

Smith

Niece

Single

19

1862

Linton, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary A

O'Connell

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bow, Middlesex, England

Flora H

Roberts

Servant

Single

18

1863

Portland, Dorset, England

Annie

Hoare

Servant

Single

18

1863

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Alfred

Meisezabl

Servant

Single

21

1860

Germany

Charles

Luffmann

Servant

Single

14

1867

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

James H

Blackwell

Visitor

Single

62

1819

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Basil H S

Murray

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

George W

Dennis

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Henry V E

Baker

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

George Fisher

Parker

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Sussex, England

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