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Household of William Smith (born 1840, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1840 in Edgbaston, Worcestershire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1839 in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Richard C (born 1870 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Ellen C (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Barnes, born in 1852 in Conderton, Worcestershire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Male

Richard C

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen C

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Barnes

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England

Mary A

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England

Richard C

Smith

Son

Single

11

1870

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ellen C

Smith

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

William

Barnes

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Conderton, Worcestershire, England

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