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Household of John Smith (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1819 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Charles (born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Coulter

Mother-In-Law
Male

Charles

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Coulter

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Ireland

Charles

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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