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Household of William Smith (born 1847, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1847 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane A Smith, born in 1848 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James A (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie J (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Greig, born in 1857 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Jane A

Smith

Wife
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

James A

Smith

Son
Female

Annie J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greig

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

34

1847

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James A

Smith

Son

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie J

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Greig

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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