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Household of John Smith (born 1816, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 1816 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1822 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Kirkpatrick D (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bessie J (born 1869 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Catherine Smith, born in 1814 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Female

Maggie

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Kirkpatrick D

Smith

Son
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Bessie J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Smith

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First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

65

1816

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

59

1822

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kirkpatrick D

Smith

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie J

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

-

Unmarried

67

1814

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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