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Household of Alexander Scott (born 1821, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Scott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Scott, born in 1821 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margry Scott, born in 1822 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margry (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Andrew (born 1862 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Scott's household

Male

Alexander

Scott

Head
Female

Margry

Scott

Wife
Female

Margry

Scott

Daughter
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Granddaughter
Male

Andrew

Watt

Boarder
Male

John

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Scott

Head

Married

60

1821

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margry

Scott

Wife

Married

59

1822

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Margry

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Granddaughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Watt

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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