Thomas Smith in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Smith of ?, Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Birth year: 1832
Occupation: Blacksmith
Birth town: York
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: ?
Town: —
Parish: Little Ouseburn
County: Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country: England
Registration district: Great Ouseburn

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 48	Birth year 1833	Occupation -	Birth place York, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Blacksmith	Birth place Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Blacksmith	Birth place Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Tatterdall	Last name Towler	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Visitor	Birth place York, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Towler	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Visitor	Birth place York, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Tom	Last name Towler	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation Visitor	Birth place York, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Ada	Last name Towler	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation Visitor	Birth place York, Yorkshire, 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 Thomas Smith and 8 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: Thomas Smith
BORN: 1832
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England