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Household of James Scott (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1851 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Scott, born in 1849 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina B C (born 1880 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1859 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Allen (born 1865 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Marion (born 1863 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Christina

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Christina B C

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Lothian

Servant
Female

Jane

Tod

Servant
Female

Janet

Wood

Servant
Male

John

McBean

Servant
Male

Allen

Forrest

Servant
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Servant
Female

Marion

Lawson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

30

1851

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Scott

Wife

Married

32

1849

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina B C

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lothian

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Tod

Servant

-

19

1862

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

McBean

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allen

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Lawson

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

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