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Household of George Smith (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, Orkney, 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.

George Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Smith, born in 1827 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie Smith, born in 1838 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie A (born 1864 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William S (born 1868 in Clova, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother-In-Law, Arbuthnott (born 1807 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George's Sister-In-Law, Amelia C (born 1841 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George's Visitor, Annie (born 1863 in Canada), George's Servant, Merron (born 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), George's Servant, James (born 1854 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and George's Servant, James (born 1861 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).


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George Smith's household

Male

George

Smith

Head
Female

Jessie

Smith

Wife
Female

Arbuthnott

Lindsay

Mother-In-Law
Female

Amelia C

Lindsay

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie A

Smith

Daughter
Male

William S

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Allan

Visitor
Female

Merron

Paterson

Servant
Female

Mary

Paterson

Servant
Male

James

Seatter

Servant
Male

James

Rendall

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Smith

Head

Married

54

1827

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arbuthnott

Lindsay

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Amelia C

Lindsay

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie A

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William S

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Clova, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Allan

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Canada

Merron

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

James

Seatter

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

James

Rendall

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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