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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1844 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Widower

37

1844

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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