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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, 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 Smith and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1809 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Cruickshank, born in 1813 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1838 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1848 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William C (born 1853 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1869 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Smith's household
Alexander
Smith
Head
Helen
Cruickshank
Wife
Elizabeth
Smith
Daughter
Helen
Smith
Daughter
William C
Smith
Son
Jessie
Duncan
Servant
Alexander
Murray
Servant
John
Mitchell
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Smith |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Smith | Head | Married | 72 | 1809 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Cruickshank | Wife | Married | 68 | 1813 | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Smith | Daughter | Unmarried | 43 | 1838 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Smith | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William C | Smith | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Duncan | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Murray | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | Mitchell | Servant | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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