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Household of William Smith (born 1829, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1829 in Potterne, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1829 in Uffculme, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1856 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), William (born 1862 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Frederick (born 1873 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Walter (born 1860 in Somerset, England), William's Lodger, Frank (born 1864 in Somerset, England) and William's Lodger, Albert (born 1864 in Lympsham, Somerset, England).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Frederick

Smith

Son
Male

Walter

Pike

Lodger
Male

Frank

Pike

Lodger
Male

Albert

Stone

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Potterne, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Potterne, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

Uffculme, Devon, England

Edward

Smith

Son

Single

25

1856

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

19

1862

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Frederick

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Walter

Pike

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Somerset, England

Frank

Pike

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Albert

Stone

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Lympsham, Somerset, England

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