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Household of William Smith (born 1833, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint Andrew, Midlothian, 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 1833 in West Calder, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1839 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret T B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John B (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Mary Smith, born in 1808 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Margaret T B

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Smith

Daughter
Female

Janet

Smith

Daughter
Male

John B

Smith

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place West Calder, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

48

1833

West Calder, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret T B

Smith

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary M

Smith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John B

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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