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Household of James Scott (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.

James Scott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1850 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1851 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in England), Rachel (born 1874 in England), David Alex (born 1876 in England), Jessie (born 1878 in England) and Frances Mary (born 1881 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Hamilton, born in 1880 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Rachel

Scott

Daughter
Male

David Alex

Scott

Son
Female

Jessie

Scott

Daughter
Female

Frances Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hamilton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

31

1850

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

England

Rachel

Scott

Daughter

-

7

1874

England

David Alex

Scott

Son

-

5

1876

England

Jessie

Scott

Daughter

-

3

1878

England

Frances Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Hamilton

Boarder

Unmarried

1

1880

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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