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Household of John Smith (born 1811, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1811 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Donald (born 1852 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John (born 1849 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Christina (born 1851 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Grandson, Roderick (born 1877 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Grandson, Norman (born 1879 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Peggy (born 1881 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1821 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Male

Donald

Smith

Son
Female

Christina

Smith

Daughter-In-Law
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Roderick

Smith

Grandson
Male

Norman

Smith

Grandson
Female

Peggy

Smith

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Widower

70

1811

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Smith

Son

Married

29

1852

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Daughter-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Roderick

Smith

Grandson

-

4

1877

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Norman

Smith

Grandson

-

2

1879

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peggy

Smith

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

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