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Household of William Smithers (born 1816, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epsom, Surrey, 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 Smithers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smithers, born in 1816 in Claygate, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smithers, born in 1816 in Stoke D' Abernon, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1841 in Stoke D' Abernon, Surrey, England) and Robert (born 1851 in Stoke D' Abernon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Sarah (born 1860 in Newbury, Berkshire, England), William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1830 in Fyning, Sussex, England), William's Visitor, Emily (born 1876 in Essex, England) and William's Visitor, Albert (born 1879 in Essex, England).


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William Smithers's household

Male

William

Smithers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smithers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Steere

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smithers

Son
Female

Sarah

Smithers

Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Whiten

Visitor
Female

Emily

Steere

Visitor
Male

Albert

Steere

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Smithers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Claygate, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smithers

Head

Married

65

1816

Claygate, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Smithers

Wife

Married

65

1816

Stoke D' Abernon, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Steere

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Stoke D' Abernon, Surrey, England

Robert

Smithers

Son

Married

30

1851

Stoke D' Abernon, Surrey, England

Sarah

Smithers

Daughter In Law

Married

21

1860

Newbury, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whiten

Visitor

Married

51

1830

Fyning, Sussex, England

Emily

Steere

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Essex, England

Albert

Steere

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Essex, England

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