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Household of James Smail (born 1829, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

James Smail and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smail, born in 1829 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smail, born in 1833 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie Scott Bou (born 1858 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland), George Rutherford (born 1860 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Tom Scott (born 1862 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Merlin Milly (born 1864 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland), Elliot Redford (born 1866 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland), James Reid (born 1870 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Johanna Crosby (born 1872 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Maggie May Stirling (born 1873 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1830 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Mary Janet (born 1863 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Smail's household

Male

James

Smail

Head
Female

Margaret

Smail

Wife
Female

Jessie Scott Bou

Smail

Daughter
Male

George Rutherford

Smail

Son
Male

Tom Scott

Smail

Son
Female

Merlin Milly

Smail

Daughter
Male

Elliot Redford

Smail

Son
Male

James Reid

Smail

Son
Female

Johanna Crosby

Smail

Daughter
Female

Maggie May Stirling

Smail

Daughter
Female

Janet

Davies

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary Janet

Speirs

Visitor
Female

Mary

Watson

Servant
Female

Ellen

Cruckshanks

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smail

Head

Married

52

1829

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smail

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie Scott Bou

Smail

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

George Rutherford

Smail

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Tom Scott

Smail

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Merlin Milly

Smail

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elliot Redford

Smail

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

James Reid

Smail

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Johanna Crosby

Smail

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie May Stirling

Smail

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Davies

Sister-In-Law

Widow

51

1830

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Janet

Speirs

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Ellen

Cruckshanks

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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