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Household of John Smith (born 1839, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1840 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Daniel McFadyen, born in 1862 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Agnes

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Smith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Daniel

McFadyen

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Daniel

McFadyen

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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