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Household of James Smith (born 1818, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Smith, born in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John (born 1856 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1852 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1860 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jemima (born 1862 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Jane S (born 1878 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Jemima

Smith

Granddaughter
Female

Jane S

Gardner

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Widower

63

1818

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Smith

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane S

Gardner

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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