Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Smith (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Maryhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1843 in Ireland), James's Sister, Jane (born 1846 in Ireland) and James's Nephew, James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Leggat

Brother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Leggat

Sister
Male

James

Leggat

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Maryhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Leggat

Brother-In-Law

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Jane

Leggat

Sister

Married

35

1846

Ireland

James

Leggat

Nephew

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Smith in Kelvin in 1881, and follow the Smith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Smith

We’ve found James Smith in 4762 family trees. Find out more about James Smith's household and view the Smith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census