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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1819 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary H Smith, born in 1829 in England. They had 4 children; Alexander H (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie M (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes F (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Mary H

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander H

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Annie M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Agnes F

Smith

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Elgin

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Faryncor

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Alford, 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

62

1819

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary H

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

England

Alexander H

Smith

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie M

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes F

Smith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Elgin

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Faryncor

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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