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Household of James Smith (born 1850, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1850 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anne Smith, born in 1852 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Banffshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Janet King, born in 1868 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Anne

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Janet

King

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Anne

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Banffshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

King

Servant

-

13

1868

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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