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Household of Alexander Scott (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Scott, born in 1845 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1839 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1867 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1871 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1881 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Gavin Struthers, born in 1852 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Scott's household

Male

Alexander

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

Adam

Scott

Son
Male

Andrew

Scott

Son
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Female

Helen

Scott

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Scott

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Struthers

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Scott

Head

Married

36

1845

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Scott

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Scott

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Struthers

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

29

1852

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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