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Household of James Smith (born 1825, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 1825 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1825 in -. They had 5 children; Susan (born 1859 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1870 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Hugh Graham, born in 1860 in -.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Susan

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Hugh

Graham

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

56

1825

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

56

1825

-

Susan

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Graham

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

-

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