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Household of John Scotland (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Scotland and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scotland, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Scotland, born in 1834 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Anne (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Tom (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Kate (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Johanna (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, David (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John's Visitor, Robert (born 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John's Visitor, John (born 1877 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1837 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Scotland's household

Male

John

Scotland

Head
Female

Helen

Scotland

Wife
Male

David

Drysdale

Step Son
Female

Martha

Scotland

Daughter
Female

Helen

Scotland

Daughter
Female

Anne

Scotland

Daughter
Male

Tom

Scotland

Son
Female

Kate

Scotland

Daughter
Female

Johanna

Scotland

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scotland

Visitor
Male

John

Scotland

Visitor
Male

James

Maxton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Scotland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scotland

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Scotland

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

Drysdale

Step Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Martha

Scotland

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Scotland

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Anne

Scotland

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Tom

Scotland

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Kate

Scotland

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Johanna

Scotland

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Scotland

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Scotland

Visitor

Unmarried

4

1877

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Maxton

Boarder

Unmarried

44

1837

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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