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Household of James Scott (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1852 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1854 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James W (born 1880 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Thomas A (born 1881 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Hugh (born 1843 in Appin, Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Hugh (born 1850 in Perthshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, John (born 1846 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1864 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Rose (born 1867 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

James W

Scott

Son
Male

Thomas A

Scott

Son
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Servant
Male

John

McKinnon

Servant
Male

Hugh

McCallum

Servant
Male

John

McDonald

Visitor
Male

William

Anthony

Servant
Female

Rose

Toy

Servant
Female

Mary

Carr

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

29

1852

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James W

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas A

Scott

Son

-

0

1881

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Appin, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

McCallum

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Anthony

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Rose

Toy

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Carr

Servant

-

16

1865

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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