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Household of John Bloodsmith (born 1838, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Bloodsmith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bloodsmith, born in 1838 in Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Henry (born 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1872 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), George (born 1874 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Ernest (born 1876 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elizabeth Bloodsmith, born in 1810 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Bloodsmith's household

Male

John

Bloodsmith

Head
Male

Henry

Bloodsmith

Son
Male

Thomas

Bloodsmith

Son
Female

Florence

Bloodsmith

Daughter
Male

George

Bloodsmith

Son
Male

Ernest

Bloodsmith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bloodsmith

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Bloodsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bloodsmith

Head

Widower

43

1838

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Bloodsmith

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheerness, Kent, England

Thomas

Bloodsmith

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Florence

Bloodsmith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

George

Bloodsmith

Son

Single

7

1874

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Ernest

Bloodsmith

Son

Single

5

1876

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Bloodsmith

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

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