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Household of John Smith (born 1856)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1856 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Matron, Barbara (born 1836 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1866 in England), John's Boarder, George (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William H (born 1868 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Boarder, Colin G (born 1869 in England), John's Boarder, William (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Edward (born 1871 in England).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Barbara

Bisset

Matron
Male

Thomas

Hodges

Boarder
Male

Charles

Homes

Boarder
Male

George

Hart

Boarder
Male

William H

Thomson

Boarder
Male

Colin G

Kirke

Boarder
Male

William

Cox

Boarder
Male

Edward

Fenwick

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Barbara

Bisset

Matron

Unmarried

45

1836

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hodges

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Homes

Boarder

-

15

1866

England

George

Hart

Boarder

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William H

Thomson

Boarder

-

13

1868

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Colin G

Kirke

Boarder

-

12

1869

England

William

Cox

Boarder

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edward

Fenwick

Boarder

-

10

1871

England

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