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Household of David Smith (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Smith, born in 1825 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smith, born in 1825 in England. They had 4 children; Margaret M (born 1857 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann D (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David F (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza H S (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Johana (born 1860 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and David's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Smith's household

Male

David

Smith

Head
Female

Mary A

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann D

Smith

Daughter
Male

David F

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza H S

Smith

Daughter
Female

Johana

Anderson

Servant
Female

Helen

Ross

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Smith

Head

Married

56

1825

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Smith

Wife

-

56

1825

England

Margaret M

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann D

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David F

Smith

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza H S

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Johana

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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