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Household of William Smith (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1834 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Smith, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Mary (born 1837 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Frank (born 1826 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Oinie (born 1801 in Ireland).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Jane

Smith

Wife
Male

Thomas

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Smith

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Russell

Visitor
Male

Frank

Gillon

Boarder
Male

Oinie

McConnell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

47

1834

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Smith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Thomas

Smith

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Russell

Visitor

Unmarried

44

1837

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frank

Gillon

Boarder

Unmarried

55

1826

Ireland

Oinie

McConnell

Boarder

Widower

80

1801

Ireland

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