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Household of John Smith (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Archibald (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1816 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Peter (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Male

Archibald

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Father
Male

John

Lang

Brother-In-Law
Male

Peter

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Father

Married

65

1816

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Lang

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

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