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Household of James Scott (born 1838, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newbattle, 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 1838 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1846 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1862 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard (born 1880 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Jane

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Male

Richard

Scott

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

43

1838

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

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