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Household of William Smith (born 1818, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 1818 in Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1817 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1856 in Lanchester, Durham, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Mary H (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and John W (born 1879 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Connely, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Jane

Bell

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Bell

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Bell

Grand Daughter
Male

John W

Bell

Grand Son
Male

John

Connely

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

63

1818

Cumberland, England

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

64

1817

Stanhope, Durham, England

Jane

Bell

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Lanchester, Durham, England

Mary H

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lanchester, Durham, England

Sarah A

Bell

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lanchester, Durham, England

John W

Bell

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

John

Connely

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

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