William Smith in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of William Smith of 10 Gloucester B, St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Birth year: 1820
Occupation: Grocers Porter
Birth town: Chichester
Birth county: Sussex
Birth place: England
Street: 10 Gloucester B
Town: —
Parish: St George in the East
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: St George in the East

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Grace	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 62	Birth year 1819	Occupation -	Birth place Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
First name(s) Grace	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation Tailoress	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Haynen	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 23	Birth year 1858	Occupation Tailoress	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Warehouse Porter	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 William Smith and 4 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: William Smith
BORN: 1820
BIRTH COUNTY: Sussex
ADDRESS IN 1881: St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England