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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1844, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveraray, Argyllshire, 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 1844 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1848 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Hector (born 1849 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Murdoch (born 1856 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McLachlan

Servant
Male

Hector

McKinnon

Servant
Male

Murdoch

Matheson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hector

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Argyllshire, Scotland

Murdoch

Matheson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Invernessshire, Scotland

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