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Household of Walter Smith (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Smith, born in 1847 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1874 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James L (born 1880 in Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Jane Sorbie, born in 1866 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Walter Smith's household

Male

Walter

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

Walter

Smith

Son
Male

James L

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Sorbie

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James L

Smith

Son

-

1

1880

Ruglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sorbie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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