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Household of John Smith (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 1844 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Smith, born in 1844 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; William A (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret A (born 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jemima M Adam, born in 1865 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret A

Smith

Wife
Male

William A

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Female

Jemima M

Adam

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret A

Smith

Wife

Married

37

1844

Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William A

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret A

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima M

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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