Joseph Smith in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Joseph Smith of 80 Bakers Row, Mile End New Town, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Joseph
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Birth year: 1833
Occupation: Fellowship Porter
Birth town: Hoxton
Birth county: Middlesex
Birth place: England
Street: 80 Bakers Row
Town: —
Parish: Mile End New Town
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation -	Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Dress Maker	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England
First name(s) William	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England
First name(s) John	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, 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 Joseph Smith and 6 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: Joseph Smith
BORN: 1833
BIRTH COUNTY: Middlesex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Mile End New Town, London, Middlesex, England