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Household of William Smith (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1846 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza C Smith, born in 1851 in Folkestone, Kent, England. They had 4 children; W J (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ethel Hannah (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Eliza C (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Henry Geo (born 1880 in East Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Moth In Law, Eliza H Jiles, born in 1825 in Faversham, Kent, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Eliza C

Smith

Wife
Male

W J

Smith

Son
Female

Ethel Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Eliza C

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry Geo

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza H

Jiles

Moth In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Eliza C

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Folkestone, Kent, England

W J

Smith

Son

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ethel Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza C

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry Geo

Smith

Son

Single

1

1880

East Ham, Essex, England

Eliza H

Jiles

Moth In Law

Widow

56

1825

Faversham, Kent, England

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