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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1835 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Helen (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Susan (born 1800 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1833 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, David (born 1853 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, John (born 1861 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Nephew, William (born 1863 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Helen

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Susan

Dempster

Mother
Female

Jane

Stewart

Sister-In-Law
Male

David

Smith

Nephew
Male

John

Smith

Nephew
Male

William

Smith

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Widower

46

1835

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Dempster

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Stewart

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

48

1833

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Nephew

-

28

1853

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Nephew

-

20

1861

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Nephew

-

18

1863

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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