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Household of David Smith (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

David Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Smith, born in 1836 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Robert (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Anne (born 1879 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Smith's household

Male

David

Smith

Head
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Anne

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Clayton

Servant
Male

John

Clayton

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Smith

Head

Widower

45

1836

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clayton

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Clayton

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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