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Household of William Smith (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Daniel Toohey, born in 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Frederick

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Toohey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Smith

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Daniel

Toohey

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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