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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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.

Thomas Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Christina Smith, born in 1836 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; James Thomas (born 1863 in England), Isabella Hannah (born 1864 in England), Christina P L (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Emily Jane (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander William (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Joan Swaney, born in 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Christina

Smith

Wife
Male

James Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Isabella Hannah

Smith

Daughter
Female

Christina P L

Smith

Daughter
Female

Emily Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander William

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Female

Joan

Swaney

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

44

1837

England

Christina

Smith

Wife

Married

45

1836

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

James Thomas

Smith

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Isabella Hannah

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

England

Christina P L

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Emily Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander William

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Swaney

Boarder

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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