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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1847 in Malton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith C (born 1872 in Rillington, Yorkshire, England), Janet M (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Alexander J (born 1874 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude S (born 1876 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1878 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England) and Edgar A (born 1881 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Rebecca Huby, born in 1864 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England.


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Edith C

Smith

Daughter
Female

Janet M

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander J

Smith

Son
Female

Gertrude S

Smith

Daughter
Male

William H

Smith

Son
Male

Edgar A

Smith

Son
Female

Rebecca

Huby

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

34

1847

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Edith C

Smith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rillington, Yorkshire, England

Janet M

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Alexander J

Smith

Son

Single

7

1874

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude S

Smith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

William H

Smith

Son

Single

3

1878

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Edgar A

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Huby

Servant

Single

17

1864

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

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