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Household of Robert Smith (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Robert Smith and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1824 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1842 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1871 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Robert (born 1857 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, John (born 1842 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Jane (born 1819 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

Adam

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

McKaig

Servant
Male

John

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Agnes

Duncan

Servant
Female

Jane

Austin

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

57

1824

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

15

1866

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Adam

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

McKaig

Servant

-

24

1857

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Johnstone

Servant

-

39

1842

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

Duncan

Servant

-

27

1854

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Austin

Visitor

-

62

1819

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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