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Household of James Smith (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1830 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1828 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alice (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Florence (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alfred (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Susan (born 1857 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Barbara (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Smith

Son
Female

Susan

Allan

Servant
Female

Barbara

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

51

1830

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Smith

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Florence

Smith

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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