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Household of John Smith (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Killearn, Stirlingshire, 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 1845 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1850 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1872 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas Tennent (born 1874 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert Muir (born 1877 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mathew Nisbet (born 1879 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alice Nisbet (born 1880 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary Nisbet (born 1867 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's -, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Ireland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas Tennent

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Robert Muir

Smith

Son
Male

Mathew Nisbet

Smith

Son
Female

Alice Nisbet

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Nisbet

Atkinson

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

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First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Colinton, 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

36

1845

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

9

1872

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas Tennent

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert Muir

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mathew Nisbet

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alice Nisbet

Smith

Daughter

-

1

1880

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Nisbet

Atkinson

Niece

-

14

1867

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Simpson

-

-

13

1868

Ireland

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