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Household of James Smith (born 1829, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1829 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anderana Smith, born in 1839 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1865 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, James Smith, born in 1880 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Anderana

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

-
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Anderana

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

James

Smith

-

-

1

1880

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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