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Household of John Scales (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 Scales and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scales, born in 1849 in Clarkston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Scales, born in 1851 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah Jane (born 1868 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in England), John (born 1875 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, William (born 1858 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Scales's household

Male

John

Scales

Head
Female

Martha

Scales

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Scales

Daughter
Male

William

Scales

Son
Male

John

Scales

Son
Female

Margaret

Scales

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scales

Son
Male

William

Nowrie

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Rowerie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scales

Head

Married

32

1849

Clarkston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Scales

Wife

Married

30

1851

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Scales

Daughter

-

13

1868

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scales

Son

-

8

1873

England

John

Scales

Son

-

6

1875

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scales

Daughter

-

4

1877

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Scales

Son

-

2

1879

Govanhill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Nowrie

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rowerie

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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