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Household of Alexander Scott (born 1821, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Scott, born in 1821 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary A Scott, born in 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Eliza Mc (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James A (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1864 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marjory (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexina (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David B (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Walter (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Duncan (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James T (born 1860 in Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Robert R (born 1861 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Scott's household

Male

Alexander

Scott

Head
Female

Mary A

Scott

Wife
Female

Eliza Mc

Scott

Daughter
Male

James A

Scott

Son
Male

Henry

Scott

Son
Female

Mary A

Scott

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Scott

Daughter
Female

Alexina

Scott

Daughter
Male

David B

Scott

Son
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Male

Duncan

McPherson

Boarder
Male

James T

Ferguson

Boarder
Male

Robert R

Paterson

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Scott

Head

Married

60

1821

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Scott

Wife

Married

46

1835

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza Mc

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James A

Scott

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Scott

Daughter

-

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marjory

Scott

Daughter

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexina

Scott

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David B

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Duncan

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

James T

Ferguson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert R

Paterson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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