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Household of Gavin Smellie (born 1841, 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.

Gavin Smellie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Smellie, born in 1841 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Janet Finlay Smellie, born in 1845 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet M F (born 1869 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter F (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary F (born 1872 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mina (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gavin's Boarder, Janet W (born 1809 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gavin Smellie's household

Male

Gavin

Smellie

Head
Female

Janet Finlay

Smellie

Wife
Male

John

Smellie

Son
Female

Janet M F

Smellie

Daughter
Male

Peter F

Smellie

Son
Female

Mary F

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Margaret H

Smellie

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Smellie

Son
Female

Mina

Smellie

Daughter
Female

Janet W

Smellie

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Dunn

Servant
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Smellie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Smellie

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Finlay

Smellie

Wife

-

36

1845

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smellie

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet M F

Smellie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter F

Smellie

Son

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary F

Smellie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Smellie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Smellie

Son

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mina

Smellie

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet W

Smellie

Boarder

Widow

72

1809

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dunn

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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