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Household of David Scott (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

David Scott and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Scott, born in 1835 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1839 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, David (born 1854 in Cults, Fife, Scotland), David's Relative, Walter (born 1860 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland) and David's Relative, William (born 1863 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).


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David Scott's household

Male

David

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

David

Guilland

Boarder
Male

Walter

Scott

Relative
Male

William

Scott

Relative
First name(s) David
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Scott

Head

Married

46

1835

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

-

15

1866

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

David

Scott

Son

-

12

1869

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

David

Guilland

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Relative

Unmarried

21

1860

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

William

Scott

Relative

Unmarried

18

1863

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

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