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Household of John Smith (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smith, born in 1843 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Smith, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine M (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Annie M (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Anne Grayson, born in 1789 in England.


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John Smith's household

Male

John

Smith

Head
Female

Jessie

Smith

Wife
Female

Catherine M

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Annie M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Anne

Grayson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smith

Head

Married

38

1843

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine M

Smith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie M

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Anne

Grayson

Visitor

Widow

92

1789

England

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