Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Smith (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1831 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1822 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1865 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Charles (born 1842 in At Sea).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Female

Margaret

Smith

Daughter
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

John

Glen

Step Son
Female

Ann

Braidwood

Granddaughter
Male

Charles

McSherry

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

50

1831

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

59

1822

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Smith

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Glen

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Braidwood

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

McSherry

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

At Sea

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Smith in New Kilpatrick in 1881, and follow the Smith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Smith

We’ve found William Smith in 5731 family trees. Find out more about William Smith's household and view the Smith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census