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Household of John Smith (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1829 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen B (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John M (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James L B (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Anne (born 1806 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Sister-In-Law, Helen S (born 1839 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Ellen B (born 1861 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Female

Helen B

Smith

Daughter
Male

John M

Smith

Son
Male

James L B

Smith

Son
Female

Anne

Peters

Mother-In-Law
Female

Helen S

Peters

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Young

Servant
Female

Ellen B

Duncan

Servant
Female

Isabella

Currie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen B

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John M

Smith

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James L B

Smith

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne

Peters

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen S

Peters

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Young

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen B

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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