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Household of Robert Smith (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Robert Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Smith, born in 1852 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Janet McArthur, born in 1864 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Sarah

Smith

Wife
Female

Janet

Smith

Daughter
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Female

Janet

McArthur

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McArthur

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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