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Household of John Gordon Scott (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

John Gordon Scott and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gordon Scott, born in 1828 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John Gordon was the head of the household, married to Grace Scott, born in 1841 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret E (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Gordon's Visitor, Elizabeth S (born 1824 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Gordon's Visitor, Margaret G (born 1875 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John Gordon's Visitor, William (born 1877 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John Gordon's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Gordon's Servant, Crawford (born 1861 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John Gordon's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gordon Scott's household

Male

John Gordon

Scott

Head
Female

Grace

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Forrest

Visitor
Female

Margaret G

Craig

Visitor
Male

William

Craig

Visitor
Female

Jane

Frame

Servant
Female

Crawford

Aitken

Servant
Female

Janet

McAdam

Servant
First name(s) John Gordon
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Gordon

Scott

Head

Married

53

1828

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Scott

Wife

Married

40

1841

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret E

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Forrest

Visitor

Unmarried

57

1824

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Craig

Visitor

Unmarried

6

1875

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Visitor

Unmarried

4

1877

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Frame

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Crawford

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

McAdam

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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