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Household of James Smith (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1835 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fred (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frank (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Agnes Chapman, born in 1837 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Fred

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Frank

Smith

Son
Female

Agnes

Smith

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Chapman

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fred

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frank

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gertrude

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Chapman

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

44

1837

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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