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Household of James Scotson (born 1842, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.
James Scotson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scotson, born in 1842 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Scotson, born in 1839 in Abram, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Dora (born 1866 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1873 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Ernest B (born 1877 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Betsey (born 1849 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Sarah A (born 1863 in Somerset, England) and James's Servant, Joseph (born 1863 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
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James Scotson's household
James
Scotson
Head
Mary
Scotson
Wife
Dora
Scotson
Daughter
Sarah
Scotson
Daughter
Abraham
Scotson
Son
Ernest B
Scotson
Son
Betsey
Brimelow
Servant
Sarah A
Moss
Servant
Joseph
Bent
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Scotson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Abram, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Scotson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Abram, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Scotson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Abram, Lancashire, England | |
Dora | Scotson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Abram, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Scotson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Abram, Lancashire, England | |
Abraham | Scotson | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Abram, Lancashire, England | |
Ernest B | Scotson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Abram, Lancashire, England | |
Betsey | Brimelow | Servant | Single | 32 | 1849 | Lowton, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah A | Moss | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Somerset, England | |
Joseph | Bent | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Abram, Lancashire, England |
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