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Household of James Scott (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1838 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scott, born in 1840 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; James F (born 1864 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Nelly Meck, born in 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Margaret

Scott

Wife
Male

James F

Scott

Son
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Francis

Scott

Son
Female

Agnes

Scott

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Maggie

Scott

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Scott

Son
Male

George

Scott

Son
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Female

Nelly

Meck

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

43

1838

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Wife

Married

41

1840

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James F

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Scott

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Scott

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Scott

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Scott

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nelly

Meck

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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