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Household of James Smith (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Smith, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James W W (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John H (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander W (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, Archibald (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Jeanie

Smith

Wife
Male

Archibald

Smith

Son
Male

James W W

Smith

Son
Male

John H

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander W

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Mother
Female

Mary

Arbuckle

Niece
Male

Archibald

Arbuckle

Nephew
Female

Mary

McQueen

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W W

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Arbuckle

Niece

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Arbuckle

Nephew

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McQueen

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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