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Household of James Smith (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boyndie, Banffshire, 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 1854 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1860 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary G (born 1881 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Barbara R (born 1881 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1853 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1867 in Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1869 in Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Mary G

Smith

Daughter
Female

Barbara R

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Webster

Servant
Male

James

Rae

Servant
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Servant
Female

Christina

Adam

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

21

1860

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary G

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Barbara R

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Rae

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Boyndie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

12

1869

Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland

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