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Household of William Smith (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1853 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1857 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Jane Ann (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Hezekiah Bedford, born in 1861 in Yorkshire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

Hezekiah

Bedford

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

28

1853

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

David

Smith

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hezekiah

Bedford

Lodger Head

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

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