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Household of Eleanor M Scott (born 1828, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

Eleanor M Scott and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eleanor M Scott, born in 1828 in Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Eleanor M was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Sarah (born 1854 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Henrietta (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Henry S (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), George B (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Johnathan (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eleanor M's Son In Law, Johnathan Purvis, born in 1853 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Eleanor M Scott's household

Female

Eleanor M

Scott

Head
Female

Sarah

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Johnathan

Purvis

Son In Law
Female

Henrietta

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Henry S

Purvis

Grand Son
Male

George B

Purvis

Grand Son
Male

Johnathan

Purvis

Grand Son
First name(s) Eleanor M
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eleanor M

Scott

Head

Widow

53

1828

Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Purvis

Daughter

Married

27

1854

South Shields, Durham, England

Johnathan

Purvis

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

South Shields, Durham, England

Henrietta

Purvis

Daughter

Single

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

Henry S

Purvis

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

George B

Purvis

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Johnathan

Purvis

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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