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Household of Janet Small (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Small and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Small, born in 1834 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Isabella (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1870 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie Ann (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, James (born 1811 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Janet Small's household

Female

Janet

Small

Head
Female

Isabella

Small

Daughter
Male

James

Small

Son
Female

Maggie

Small

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Small

Son
Male

George

Small

Son
Male

John

Small

Son
Female

Jessie Ann

Small

Daughter
Male

William

Lyall

Boarder
Male

James

Gildawie

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Small
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Small

Head

Widow

47

1834

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Small

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Small

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Small

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Small

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Small

Son

-

11

1870

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Small

Son

-

8

1873

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie Ann

Small

Daughter

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Lyall

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Gildawie

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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