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Household of James Smith (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1850 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1854 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), David W (born 1876 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Reid, born in 1860 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

David W

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

-

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

David W

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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