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Household of James Smith (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gartly, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1828 in Clatt, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Smith, born in 1842 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret A (born 1857 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph G (born 1878 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1868 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, George (born 1864 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Helen

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Joseph G

Smith

Son
Female

Helen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Step Daughter
Male

George

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

53

1828

Clatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter

-

24

1857

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph G

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Gartly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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