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Household of John Smith (born 1846, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1846 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1853 in England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1873 in England), Cath (born 1876 in United States), James D (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Laing, born in 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Cath

Smith

Daughter
Male

James D

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Laing

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

Cath

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

United States

James D

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Laing

Servant

-

14

1867

Midlothian, Scotland

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