Benjamin Smith in Worcestershire, Staffordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Benjamin Smith of Baptist End Prince Street, Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England

First name(s): Benjamin
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Birth year: 1841
Occupation: Coal Miner
Birth town: Netherton
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: Baptist End Prince Street
Town: —
Parish: Dudley (Worcs)
County: Worcestershire, Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dudley

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Phoebe	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 39	Birth year 1842	Occupation -	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Selina	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Nailer	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Coal Miner	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Frederick	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Albert J	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Smart	Relationship Mother In Law	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 70	Birth year 1811	Occupation -	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Smith family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Benjamin Smith and 7 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: Benjamin Smith
BORN: 1841
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England