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Household of John Smith (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1834 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1838 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jemima (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Joan (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Jane Lawrence, born in 1816 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Female

Jemima

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Female

Joan

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lawrence

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

47

1834

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joan

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Lawrence

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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