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Household of John Smith (born 1797, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 1797 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1810 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Anne (born 1829 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1858 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Anne

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Edwards

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Martin

Servant
Female

Helen

Strath

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Old Machar, 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

84

1797

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

71

1810

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law

Widow

52

1829

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Edwards

Servant

Widow

34

1847

Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Strath

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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