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Household of William Smith (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Smith, born in 1845 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ella Eliza J (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hilda M (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret C Hall Hall, born in 1854 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret

Smith

Wife
Female

Ella Eliza J

Smith

Daughter
Female

Hilda M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Margaret C Hall

Hall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Wife

Married

36

1845

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ella Eliza J

Smith

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hilda M

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret C Hall

Hall

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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