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Household of John Smith (born 1825, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1825 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1836 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1856 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Denton (born 1871 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, Alexander Smith, born in 1880 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Denton

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

56

1825

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

45

1836

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Smith

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

14

1867

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Denton

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Grandson

-

1

1880

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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