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Household of Peter Smith (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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.

Peter Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Smith, born in 1846 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1846 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet L (born 1872 in Rosebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Marion (born 1881 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother-In-Law, Janet Lithgon, born in 1807 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Peter Smith's household

Male

Peter

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Female

Janet L

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Marion

Smith

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lithgon

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Smith

Head

Married

35

1846

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet L

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Rosebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Lithgon

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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