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Household of Thomas Smith (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Smith, born in 1839 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Smith, born in 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and May (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Elisabeth (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Niece, Annie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Smith's household

Male

Thomas

Smith

Head
Female

Mary

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

May

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

McNeil

Sister
Female

Annie

McNeil

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Wife

Married

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

May

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elisabeth

McNeil

Sister

Married

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McNeil

Niece

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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