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Household of James Scott (born 1820, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 1820 in Cults, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Burrell Scott, born in 1836 in Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George Peter (born 1863 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James Reid (born 1867 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Margaret Birrell (born 1869 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth Reid (born 1870 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Joseph Wm (born 1872 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Margaret Burrell

Scott

Wife
Male

George Peter

Scott

Son
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

James Reid

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret Birrell

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Reid

Scott

Daughter
Male

Joseph Wm

Scott

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Cults, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

61

1820

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Burrell

Scott

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kinrossshire, Scotland

George Peter

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

David

Scott

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

James Reid

Scott

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Birrell

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth Reid

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Joseph Wm

Scott

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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