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Household of William Smith (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stevenston, Ayrshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith, born in 1841 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Smith, born in 1850 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1875 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), William's Servant, William (born 1864 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Smith's household

Male

William

Smith

Head
Female

Ann

Smith

Wife
Male

Hugh

Smith

Son
Male

John

Smith

Son
Male

James

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Male

William

Lightbody

Servant
Male

William

Polock

Servant
Female

Ann

Cann

Servant
Female

Agnes

Reid

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Son

-

4

1877

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Son

-

2

1879

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Lightbody

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

William

Polock

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Cann

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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