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Household of John Smith (born 1823, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 Smith and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1823 in Elgin or Moray, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Smith, born in 1825 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1863 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Newham (born 1869 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Jemima (born 1873 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John's Niece, Eliza (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1872 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John's Boarder, Leonera J S (born 1873 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John's Boarder, Abigail (born 1878 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and John's Nephew, James (born 1880 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Newham

Smith

Son
Female

Jemima

Douglas

Niece
Female

Eliza

McKenzie

Niece
Male

John

Asher

Boarder
Female

Leonera J S

Begg

Boarder
Female

Abigail

Thompson

Boarder
Male

James

Smith

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

58

1823

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Mary Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

56

1825

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Newham

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jemima

Douglas

Niece

-

8

1873

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Eliza

McKenzie

Niece

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Asher

Boarder

-

9

1872

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Leonera J S

Begg

Boarder

-

8

1873

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Abigail

Thompson

Boarder

-

3

1878

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Smith

Nephew

-

1

1880

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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