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Household of Alexander Scott (born 1840, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Scott, born in 1840 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scott, born in 1842 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary McMaster, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Scott's household

Male

Alexander

Scott

Head
Female

Margaret

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary

McMaster

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Scott

Head

Married

41

1840

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Wife

Married

39

1842

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

McMaster

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Ayrshire, Scotland

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