Alexander Little
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Household of James Scott (born 1805, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1805 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scott, born in 1816 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1837 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1840 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1848 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1848 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Hannah (born 1845 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Michael (born 1834 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1879 in England), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1861 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1862 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Andrew (born 1864 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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James Scott's household
James
Scott
Head
Margaret
Scott
Wife
Elizabeth
Scott
Daughter
James
Scott
Son
Janet
Scott
Daughter
Margaret
Scott
Daughter
Michael
Little
Son-In-Law
Hannah
Little
Daughter
Elizabeth
Little
Granddaughter
Margaret
Bell
Servant
John
McKnight
Servant
James
Davidson
Servant
Andrew
Davidson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Scott |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Scott | Head | Married | 76 | 1805 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Scott | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Scott | Daughter | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Scott | Son | Unmarried | 41 | 1840 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Scott | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Scott | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Michael | Little | Son-In-Law | Married | 47 | 1834 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Hannah | Little | Daughter | Married | 36 | 1845 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Little | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | England | |
Margaret | Bell | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | McKnight | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Davidson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Davidson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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