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Household of James Scott (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Scott, born in 1844 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace L (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter L (born 1878 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Helen (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Jessie

Scott

Wife
Male

John

Scott

Son
Female

Grace L

Scott

Daughter
Male

Peter L

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Liddle

Boarder
Female

Helen

Bain

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Wife

Married

37

1844

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace L

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter L

Scott

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Liddle

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Bain

Boarder

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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