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Household of Matthew Smith (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Matthew Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Smith, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Bridget (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Edward (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother-In-Law, Mary Donnely, born in 1830 in Ireland.


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Matthew Smith's household

Male

Matthew

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Bridget

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

Edward

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary

Donnely

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Smith

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Bridget

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edward

Smith

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Donnely

Mother-In-Law

Widow

51

1830

Ireland

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