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Household of Samuel Smith (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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.

Samuel Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Smith, born in 1829 in , consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Step Son, Andrew Houston, born in 1862 in England.


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Samuel Smith's household

Male

Samuel

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Houston

Step Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Smith

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

William

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

8

1873

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Smith

Daughter

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Houston

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

England

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