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Household of Alex Smith (born 1834, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Alex Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Smith, born in 1834 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jean Smith, born in 1831 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Gavina (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Niece, Bathie M Murdoch, born in 1870 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


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Alex Smith's household

Male

Alex

Smith

Head
Female

Jean

Smith

Wife
Female

Gavina

Smith

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Bathie M

Murdoch

Niece
First name(s) Alex
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Smith

Head

Married

47

1834

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Jean

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Gavina

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Smith

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bathie M

Murdoch

Niece

Unmarried

11

1870

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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