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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1822, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 1822 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Aitken, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gibson (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander N (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane Watt (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother-In-Law, James Aitken, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Aitken

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

James A

Smith

Son
Male

Gibson

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander N

Smith

Son
Female

Jane Watt

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Aitken

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

59

1822

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aitken

Wife

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Smith

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gibson

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander N

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Watt

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Aitken

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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