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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1817, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 1817 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jean Smith, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1856 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Smith Agnes (born 1861 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1862 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Sarah McGregor, born in 1794 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Jean

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Male

Archibald

McKenzie

Son
Female

Smith Agnes

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

McGregor

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

64

1817

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jean

Smith

Wife

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McKenzie

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Smith Agnes

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sarah

McGregor

Mother-In-Law

Widow

87

1794

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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