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Household of James Smith (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1849 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elisabeth (born 1868 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William F (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Marion S (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's -, James K Smith, born in 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Smith's household

Male

James

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

William F

Smith

Son
Male

James K

Smith

-
Female

Marion S

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William F

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James K

Smith

-

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion S

Smith

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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