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Household of John C Smart (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

John C Smart and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Smart, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smart, born in 1838 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary Jessie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Mother-In-Law, Christina (born 1798 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John C's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Beattock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John C's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John C Smart's household

Male

John C

Smart

Head
Female

Margaret

Smart

Wife
Male

John

Smart

Son
Female

Christina

Smart

Daughter
Male

James

Smart

Son
Male

Robert

Smart

Son
Female

Helen

Smart

Daughter
Male

George

Smart

Son
Female

Mary Jessie

Smart

Daughter
Female

Christina

Gemmell

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Watson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Grinton

Servant
First name(s) John C
Last name Smart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Smart

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Smart

Wife

Married

43

1838

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Smart

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Smart

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Smart

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Smart

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Smart

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Smart

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jessie

Smart

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Gemmell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Beattock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Grinton

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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