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Household of James Smith (born 1844, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1844 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1845 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William C (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George S (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret M (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann M (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander C (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Ann (born 1830 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Jane Ann (born 1869 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander T (born 1859 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

William C

Smith

Son
Male

George S

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Smith

Son
Female

Ann

Miller

Visitor
Female

Jane Ann

Bruce

Visitor
Male

James

Thomson

Boarder
Male

Alexander T

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William C

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George S

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret M

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann M

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander C

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Miller

Visitor

Unmarried

51

1830

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Bruce

Visitor

-

12

1869

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander T

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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