Charles Smith in Warwickshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Charles Smith of 5 Lench Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

First name(s): Charles
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Son In Law
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth year: 1853
Occupation: Carpenter
Birth town: Walsall
Birth county: Staffordshire
Birth place: England
Street: 5 Lench Street
Town: —
Parish: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Country: England
Registration district: Birmingham

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Annar	Last name Cooper	Relationship Head	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 61	Birth year 1820	Occupation -	Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Anne	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Steel Pen Maker	Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Smith	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Benjamin	Last name Smith	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Bertha	Last name Smith	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Mary A	Last name Cooper	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Steel Pen Maker	Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Bryant	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Carpenter	Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Charlotte	Last name Bryant	Relationship Niece	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Steel Pin Maker	Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Charles Smith and 8 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: Charles Smith
BORN: 1853
BIRTH COUNTY: Staffordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England