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Household of James Smith (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, 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 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jesse Smith, born in 1844 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jesse (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1855 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Jesse

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jesse

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Smith

Son
Female

Eliza

Leslie

Servant
Male

William

Kemp

Servant
Male

Alexander

McRobbie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place 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

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jesse

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jesse

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Leslie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Kemp

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McRobbie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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