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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1847 in Duddingston, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Smith, born in 1850 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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