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Household of Ruth Smith (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Ruth Smith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Smith, born in 1840 in , consisted of 5 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's -, Cecilia L (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ruth's -, John F (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ruth's -, William (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ruth's Servant, Janet (born 1864 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Ruth Smith's household

Female

Ruth

Smith

Head
Female

Cecilia L

Robertson

-
Male

John F

Robertson

-
Male

William

Robertson

-
Female

Janet

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Smith

Head

Widow

41

1840

-

Cecilia L

Robertson

-

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John F

Robertson

-

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

-

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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