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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1841 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret R Smith, born in 1842 in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James Allan (born 1868 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1871 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret Ann (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Andrew R (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, John Bourke, born in 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret R

Smith

Wife
Male

James Allan

Smith

Son
Female

Christina

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Andrew R

Smith

Son
Male

John

Bourke

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland

James Allan

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Ann

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew R

Smith

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Bourke

Nephew

Unmarried

24

1857

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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