Edwin R Smith in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of Edwin R Smith of Whilgate Nich, Plompton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s): Edwin R
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Birth year: 1845
Occupation: Farmer Of 100 Acres Employing 1 Man & 1 Boy
Birth town: —
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: Whilgate Nich
Town: —
Parish: Plompton
County: Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country: England
Registration district: Knaresborough

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Annie	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation -	Birth place Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Earnest F	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation -	Birth place Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Annie M	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Yorkshire, England
First name(s) William H	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Infant	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Emma	Last name Parvin	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation General Servant	Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Patrick	Last name Marr	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Farm Servant (Indoor)	Birth place Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

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 Edwin R Smith and 7 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: Edwin R Smith
BORN: 1845
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Plompton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England