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Household of Alexander Smellie (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Alexander Smellie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smellie, born in 1849 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Smellie, born in 1853 in Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Helen Craig (born 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Agnes Gillespie (born 1879 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Smellie's household

Male

Alexander

Smellie

Head
Female

Helen

Smellie

Wife
Male

James

Smellie

Son
Female

Helen Craig

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Agnes Gillespie

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smellie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smellie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smellie

Head

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Helen

Smellie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Scotland

James

Smellie

Son

Single

6

1875

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Helen Craig

Smellie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Agnes Gillespie

Smellie

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Smellie

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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