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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1827, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 1827 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1831 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Elisabeth (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

William

Findlay

Step Son
Female

Elisabeth

Findlay

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Findlay

Grandson
Male

William

Fullerton

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

54

1827

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Findlay

Step Son

Widower

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Findlay

Step Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Findlay

Grandson

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Fullerton

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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