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Household of Alexander Smillie (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Smillie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smillie, born in 1847 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Smillie, born in 1850 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Marion (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Smillie's household

Male

Alexander

Smillie

Head
Female

Janet

Smillie

Wife
Male

John

Smillie

Son
Male

William

Smillie

Son
Female

Margaret

Smillie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilkie

Servant
Female

Marion

McLean

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smillie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smillie

Head

Married

34

1847

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Smillie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Smillie

Son

-

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Smillie

Son

-

2

1879

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smillie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilkie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

Marion

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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