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Household of James Smith (born 1847, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1847 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marjory Smith, born in 1848 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Rae, born in 1863 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Marjory

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rae

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Marjory

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Rae

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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