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Household of Alexander Smellie (born 1838, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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.

Alexander Smellie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smellie, born in 1838 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Smellie, born in 1837 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jeanie (born 1861 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1864 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah E H (born 1871 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1876 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary W (born 1879 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Smellie's household

Male

Alexander

Smellie

Head
Female

Janet

Smellie

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Smellie

Daughter
Male

Alex

Smellie

Son
Female

Janet

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Sarah E H

Smellie

Daughter
Male

David

Smellie

Son
Female

Bessie

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Mary W

Smellie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smellie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smellie

Head

Married

43

1838

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Smellie

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Smellie

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Smellie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Smellie

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Smellie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah E H

Smellie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smellie

Son

-

7

1874

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Smellie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary W

Smellie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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