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Household of David Smith (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, 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.

David Smith and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Smith, born in 1835 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Smith, born in 1843 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Catherine (born 1804 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Servant, David (born 1850 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, James (born 1865 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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David Smith's household

Male

David

Smith

Head
Female

Helen

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Female

Helen

Smith

Daughter
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Mother
Male

David

Dow

Servant
Female

Mary

Farquharson

Servant
Male

James

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Smith

Head

Married

46

1835

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Dow

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Farquharson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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