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Household of William Smith (born 1836, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Smith and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1836 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane N A S Smith, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James J (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allan H (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Janet Gibson, born in 1853 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Jane N A S

Smith

Wife
Male

James J

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Female

Agnes

Smith

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Smith

Son
Male

Allan H

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Female

Janet

Gibson

Servant
Male

Alex

Smith

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

45

1836

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane N A S

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James J

Smith

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Smith

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan H

Smith

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gibson

Servant

-

28

1853

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alex

Smith

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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