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Household of John Smith (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1838 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1845 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Matthew (born 1870 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Maggie F (born 1872 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John D (born 1873 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Nellie B (born 1877 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Charles M (born 1879 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Maggie Gordon, born in 1863 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

Matthew

Smith

Son
Female

Maggie F

Smith

Daughter
Male

John D

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Female

Nellie B

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles M

Smith

Son
Female

Maggie

Gordon

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

43

1838

Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie F

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John D

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Nellie B

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Charles M

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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