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Household of James Scott (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Scott, born in 1848 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Munro M (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James H (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Harriet C (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William P (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, William (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Allan (born 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Scott's household

Male

James

Scott

Head
Female

Harriet

Scott

Wife
Male

Munro M

Scott

Son
Male

James H

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Female

Harriet C

Scott

Daughter
Male

William P

Scott

Son
Male

William

Lang

Visitor
Male

Allan

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Janet

Thorburn

Servant
Female

Jessie

Tulloch

Servant
Female

Mary

Smith

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Tennant

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scott

Head

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harriet

Scott

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Munro M

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James H

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet C

Scott

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William P

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Lang

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

Allan

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

Thorburn

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Tulloch

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tennant

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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