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Household of Adam Smith (born 1816, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Adam Smith and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Smith, born in 1816 in Sorn, Ayrshire, consisted of 3 members. Adam was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Christopher (born 1858 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth H (born 1862 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Adam Smith's household

Male

Adam

Smith

Head
Male

Christopher

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Smith

Head

Widower

65

1816

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Christopher

Smith

Son

Single

23

1858

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth H

Smith

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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