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Household of John Smith (born 1828, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathiemay, Banffshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1828 in Fordyce, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1840 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Banffshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Agnes (born 1863 in Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1846 in Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Frances (born 1865 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Agnes

Watt

Servant
Male

Robert

Dykes

Servant
Male

Frances

Finny

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

53

1828

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Banffshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Dykes

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Banffshire, Scotland

Frances

Finny

Servant

-

16

1865

Banffshire, Scotland

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