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Household of Walter Smith (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Walter Smith and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Smith, born in 1839 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Helen Smith, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Visitor, Mary (born 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter's Visitor, John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter's Visitor, Martha (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Smith's household

Male

Walter

Smith

Head
Female

Helen

Smith

Wife
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Gillespie

Visitor
Male

John

Gillespie

Visitor
Female

Martha

Gillespie

Visitor
First name(s) Walter
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Smith

Head

Married

42

1839

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Smith

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillespie

Visitor

Widow

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Visitor

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Gillespie

Visitor

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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