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Household of John Smith (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1831 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Smith, born in 1832 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Susan (born 1856 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1863 in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Maggie Jane (born 1870 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Isabella

Smith

Wife
Female

Susan

Smith

Daughter
Female

Janet

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Maggie Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Wife

Married

49

1832

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Smith

Daughter

Widow

25

1856

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maggie Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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