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Household of James W Scott (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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 W Scott and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Scott, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Scott, born in 1854 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; George H (born 1878 in Lancashire, England), Minnie B (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Father In Law, Samuel (born 1832 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England), James W's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1830 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England), James W's Brother In Law, William R (born 1865 in Lancashire, England) and James W's Sister In Law, Beatrice (born 1870 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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James W Scott's household

Male

James W

Scott

Head
Female

Sarah J

Scott

Wife
Male

George H

Scott

Son
Female

Minnie B

Scott

Daughter
Female

Annie

Scott

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Howell

Father In Law
Female

Margaret

Howell

Mother In Law
Male

William R

Howell

Brother In Law
Female

Beatrice

Howell

Sister In Law
First name(s) James W
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Scott

Head

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Scott

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

George H

Scott

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Minnie B

Scott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Annie

Scott

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Samuel

Howell

Father In Law

Married

49

1832

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Margaret

Howell

Mother In Law

Married

51

1830

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

William R

Howell

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Howell

Sister In Law

Single

11

1870

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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