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Household of John Smith (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1838 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1838 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, James Smith, born in 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Maggie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Smith

Son
Female

Annie

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Smith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Brother

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

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