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Household of James Scott (born 1850, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Erskine, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1850 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Scott, born in 1850 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1871 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1878 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1879 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, - (born 1813 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Ireland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Martha

Scott

Wife
Female

Martha

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

Robert A

Scott

Son
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Female

-

Allison

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Joice

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

31

1850

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Scott

Wife

Married

31

1850

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Scott

Daughter

-

10

1871

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert A

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

-

Allison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Joice

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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