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Household of William Smith (born 1831, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1831 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Smith, born in 1838 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Hugh (born 1869 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Son-In-Law, Alexander (born 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Margaret M

Smith

Wife
Male

Hugh

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret

Wallace

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

McNaughton

Son-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

McNaughton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret M

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Hugh

Smith

Son

-

12

1869

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Wallace

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

McNaughton

Son-In-Law

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNaughton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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