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Household of Adam Smith (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Smith, born in 1819 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Adam (born 1853 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1865 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1814 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam's Boarder, Jessie (born 1858 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Adam Smith's household

Male

Adam

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Black

Sister-In-Law
Male

Adam

Smith

Son
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Female

Christina

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McPhun

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Smith

Head

Widower

62

1819

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Black

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

67

1814

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Smith

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McPhun

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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