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Household of William Smith (born 1850, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1850 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Smith, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Charles (born 1824 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Isabella

Smith

Wife
Male

Alexander

Wood

Step Son
Male

John

Wood

Son
Female

Jane

Wood

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Wood

Daughter
Female

Helen

Smith

Daughter
Male

Charles

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

31

1850

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Smith

Wife

-

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wood

Step Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Wood

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Wood

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Wood

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Smith

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

57

1824

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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