Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Smith (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1841 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth R (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1852 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Mary (born 1858 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth R

Smith

Adopted Daughter
Male

James

Gordon

Boarder
Female

Mary

Reid

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Smith

Adopted Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Niece

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Smith in St Nicholas Aberdeen in 1881, and follow the Smith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Smith

We’ve found John Smith in 5896 family trees. Find out more about John Smith's household and view the Smith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census