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Household of James Smith (born 1838, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1838 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Smith, born in 1842 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William M (born 1868 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John V (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen V (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary V (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth V (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Patrick Machir, born in 1856 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Helen

Smith

Wife
Male

William M

Smith

Son
Male

John V

Smith

Son
Female

Helen V

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary V

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth V

Smith

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Machir

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William M

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John V

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen V

Smith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary V

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth V

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Patrick

Machir

Boarder

Widower

25

1856

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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