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Household of Janet Smith (born 1837, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Smith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Smith, born in 1837 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Annie (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1870 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1875 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Boarder, William Brownlee, born in 1853 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Janet Smith's household

Female

Janet

Smith

Head
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Female

Jeanie

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Brownlee

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Janet

Smith

Head

Widow

44

1837

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jeanie

Smith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Brownlee

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

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