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Household of James Scott (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scott, born in 1831 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1833 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1856 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1864 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1871 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Gillespie, born in 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Female

Catherine

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

Peter

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

John

Gillespie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

50

1831

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

48

1833

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

14

1867

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

10

1871

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gillespie

Boarder

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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