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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1834 in Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1835 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1860 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Henry W (born 1862 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Charles E (born 1868 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Stewart, born in 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

Henry W

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

Charles E

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

47

1834

Cortachy, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

46

1835

Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Henry W

Smith

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Charles E

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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