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Household of William Smith (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1856 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bridget Smith, born in 1856 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, John (born 1841 in Ireland), William's Visitor, Ann (born 1840 in Ireland), William's Visitor, Ann (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Lizzie (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Bridget

Smith

Wife
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

John

Carlan

Visitor
Female

Ann

Carlan

Visitor
Female

Ann

Devine

Visitor
Female

Lizzie

Devine

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Bridget

Smith

Wife

Married

25

1856

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Smith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Carlan

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ann

Carlan

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Ann

Devine

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Devine

Visitor

-

10

1871

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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