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Household of James Scott (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1837 in Strichen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Scott, born in 1837 in Cruden Bay, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1859 in Fraserburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Peterhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Peterhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Old Deer, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1867 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Newburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Ellon, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Rebecca

Scott

Wife
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Jane

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Joseph

Scott

Son
Male

George

Scott

Son
Male

William

Scott

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Strichen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

44

1837

Strichen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Scott

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cruden Bay, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fraserburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Peterhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Peterhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Deer, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Scott

Son

-

14

1867

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

Newburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Ellon, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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