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Household of Alexander Scott (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Scott, born in 1831 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1833 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor's Son, Andrew (born 1857 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Alexander's -, Maggie (born 1858 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's -, Alexander (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Scott's household

Male

Alexander

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Scott

Son
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Scott

Visitor's Son
Female

Maggie

Scott

-
Male

Alexander

Scott

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Scott

Head

Married

50

1831

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Son

-

10

1871

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

6

1875

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Scott

Visitor's Son

Married

24

1857

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Scott

-

Married

23

1858

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

-

-

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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