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Household of John Smith (born 1823, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gigha, Argyllshire, 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 1823 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Smith, born in 1828 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1868 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Neil (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1835 in Morayshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, David (born 1848 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1853 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Catherine

Smith

Wife
Female

Christina

Smith

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

McNeill

Servant
Male

Neil

McLeod

Servant
Male

John

Sinclair

Boarder
Male

David

Robertson

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

58

1823

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Wife

Married

53

1828

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McNeill

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

46

1835

Morayshire, Scotland

David

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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