Sarah A Smith in Essex in the 1881 Census

Details of Sarah A Smith of Mile Road, Colchester Mile End St Michael, Essex, England

First name(s): Sarah
Last name: A Smith
Relationship: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Birth year: 1870
Occupation: Scholar
Birth town: Mile End
Birth county: Essex
Birth place: England
Street: Mile Road
Town: —
Parish: Colchester Mile End St Michael
County: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: Colchester

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) James	Last name P Smith	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 33	Birth year 1848	Occupation Blk Smith	Birth place Barking, Essex, England
First name(s) Susannah	Last name Smith	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation Laundress	Birth place Mile End, Essex, England
First name(s) Alfred	Last name C B Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation -	Birth place Mile End, Essex, England
First name(s) Allice	Last name E Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Laundress	Birth place Barking, Essex, England
First name(s) Frederick	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Mile End, Essex, England
First name(s) Wilfrid D	Last name Smith	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Mile End, Essex, England
First name(s) Susannah	Last name M Smith	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age -	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Mile End, Essex, 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 A Smith family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Sarah A Smith and 7 other people

A Smith family summary

NAME: Sarah A Smith
BORN: 1870
BIRTH COUNTY: Essex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Colchester Mile End St Michael, Essex, England