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Household of James Smith (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1839 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1839 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 9 children; Alexander (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy S (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth B (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Betsy S

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy S

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth B

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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