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Household of James Scott (born 1838, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1838 in Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1838 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary C (born 1866 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and John J (born 1868 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jemima (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Catherine (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary C

Scott

Daughter
Male

John J

Scott

Son
Female

Jemima

Adamson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Adamson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

43

1838

Banffshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

-

43

1838

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

John J

Scott

Son

-

13

1868

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

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