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Household of William Smith (born 1817, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1817 in West Walton, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Smith, born in 1833 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; Eliza M (born 1856 in Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England), William E (born 1858 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), John E (born 1863 in Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England), Emily C (born 1866 in Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England), Alice M (born 1870 in Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England) and Alfred E (born 1874 in Mile End, Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Eliza Manchett, born in 1812 in Newport, Shropshire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Wife
Female

Eliza M

Smith

Daughter
Male

William E

Smith

Son
Male

John E

Smith

Son
Female

Emily C

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza

Manchett

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place West Walton, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

64

1817

West Walton, Norfolk, England

Charlotte

Smith

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cambridgeshire, England

Eliza M

Smith

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England

William E

Smith

Son

Single

23

1858

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

John E

Smith

Son

Single

18

1863

Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England

Emily C

Smith

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England

Alice M

Smith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Limehouse, Cambridgeshire, England

Alfred E

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Cambridgeshire, England

Eliza

Manchett

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Newport, Shropshire, England

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