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Household of William Smith (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1826 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Smith, born in 1829 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1853 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Smith, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

George

Smith

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ireland

James

Smith

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Widower

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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