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Household of James Smeall (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, 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 Smeall and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smeall, born in 1839 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smeall, born in 1839 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas Young (born 1874 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John T (born 1877 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William F (born 1879 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Christina W (born 1881 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Christina (born 1816 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Smeall's household

Male

James

Smeall

Head
Female

Margaret

Smeall

Wife
Male

Thomas Young

Smeall

Son
Male

John T

Smeall

Son
Male

William F

Smeall

Son
Female

Christina W

Smeall

Daughter
Female

Christina

Young

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Aitken

Servant
Female

Annie

Hardie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smeall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smeall

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smeall

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas Young

Smeall

Son

-

7

1874

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John T

Smeall

Son

-

4

1877

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William F

Smeall

Son

-

2

1879

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Christina W

Smeall

Daughter

-

0

1881

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Christina

Young

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jessie

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Annie

Hardie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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