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Household of David Scott (born 1829, Midlothian)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Scott, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary J Scott, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; David C (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Gerard A (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marianne (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth N (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Isabella (born 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Servant, Jessie (born 1850 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and David's Servant, Agnes P (born 1859 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland).


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David Scott's household

Male

David

Scott

Head
Female

Mary J

Scott

Wife
Male

David C

Scott

Son
Male

Andrew

Scott

Son
Male

Gerard A

Scott

Son
Female

Marianne

Scott

Daughter
Male

William A

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth N

Scott

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Collie

Servant
Female

Jessie

Bigg

Servant
Female

Agnes P

Steven

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Scott

Head

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Scott

Wife

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David C

Scott

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Scott

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Gerard A

Scott

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marianne

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William A

Scott

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth N

Scott

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Collie

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Bigg

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Agnes P

Steven

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

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