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Household of Peter Smith (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert S (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, William (born 1849 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Smith's household

Male

Peter

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Peter

Smith

Son
Male

Robert S

Smith

Son
Male

William

Barclay

Boarder
Male

William

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, 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

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert S

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Barclay

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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