Robert Smith in Norfolk in the 1881 Census

Details of Robert Smith of Bird Cage Walk, South Lynn All Saints, Norfolk, England

First name(s): Robert
Last name: Smith
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Birth year: 1844
Occupation: Engine Driver
Birth town: Fakenham
Birth county: Norfolk
Birth place: England
Street: Bird Cage Walk
Town: —
Parish: South Lynn All Saints
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Registration district: Kings Lynn

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Charlotta	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation -	Birth place Wymondham, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Harry	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Seed Crusher (Oil)	Birth place Norfolk, England
First name(s) Edward	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation -	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Arthur A	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Ernest	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) John W	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Harriet	Last name Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Eleanor	Last name Jolly	Relationship Visitor	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation -	Birth place Wymondham, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Harriett	Last name Stimpson	Relationship Visitor	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 50	Birth year 1831	Occupation -	Birth place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, 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 Robert Smith and 10 other people

Smith family summary

NAME: Robert Smith
BORN: 1844
BIRTH COUNTY: Norfolk
ADDRESS IN 1881: South Lynn All Saints, Norfolk, England