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Household of Robert Smith (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1857 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1859 in Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Cornelius (born 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Charles (born 1867 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Patrick (born 1869 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

Cornelius

Smith

Son
Male

Charles

Lawless

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Lawless

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

24

1857

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

22

1859

Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cornelius

Smith

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Lawless

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Lawless

Boarder

Unmarried

12

1869

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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