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Household of John Smith (born 1839)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John W (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James P (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen Mcw (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

John W

Smith

Son
Male

James P

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ellen Mcw

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Thomas

Smith

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John W

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James P

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen Mcw

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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