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Household of John Smith (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Cecilia D (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret I (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James R T (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Boyd, born in 1842 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Cecilia D

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret I

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter
Male

James R T

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Boyd

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cecilia D

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret I

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Smith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James R T

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Boyd

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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