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Household of William Smillie (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

William Smillie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smillie, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smillie, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, David Scrimgeour, born in 1844 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Smillie's household

Male

William

Smillie

Head
Female

Margaret

Smillie

Wife
Male

Samuel

Smillie

Son
Male

David

Smillie

Son
Female

Margaret

Smillie

Daughter
Male

David

Scrimgeour

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Smillie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smillie

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smillie

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Smillie

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smillie

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smillie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Scrimgeour

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

37

1844

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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