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Household of James Smith (born 1822, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1822 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1825 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1865 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1868 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Annie E (born 1851 in England), James's Granddaughter, Annie E (born 1878 in Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Janet M (born 1881 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

Richard

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Smith

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Annie E

Smith

Granddaughter
Male

James

Smith

Grandson
Female

Janet M

Smith

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

59

1822

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

56

1825

Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie E

Smith

Daughter-In-Law

Widow

30

1851

England

Annie E

Smith

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Smith

Grandson

-

1

1880

Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet M

Smith

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

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