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Household of Janet Smail (born 1830, 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.

Janet Smail and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Smail, born in 1830 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1863 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Janet's Adopted Daughter, Mary (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Janet Smail's household

Female

Janet

Smail

Head
Male

Thomas

Smail

Son
Female

Mary

Smail

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Sister
Female

Mary

Robertson

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Janet
Last name Smail
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Smail

Head

Widow

51

1830

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smail

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smail

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Sister

Unmarried

37

1844

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Adopted Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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