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Household of John Smail (born 1849, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Smail and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smail, born in 1849 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smail, born in 1851 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald (born 1872 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Ellen (born 1848 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Ellen (born 1859 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Smail's household

Male

John

Smail

Head
Female

Catherine

Smail

Wife
Male

Archibald

Smail

Son
Male

Alexander

Smail

Son
Female

Ellen

Smail

Daughter
Male

John

Smail

Son
Female

Ellen

Mathison

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Dalgleish

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Smail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smail

Head

Married

32

1849

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smail

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Smail

Son

-

9

1872

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smail

Son

-

7

1874

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Smail

Daughter

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Smail

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Mathison

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Dalgleish

Niece

Unmarried

22

1859

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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