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Household of James Smith (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1847 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Watson Or Smith, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Rachel (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Watson Or Smith

Wife
Female

Rachel

Smith

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Smith

Son
Female

Janet

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Watson Or Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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