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Household of John Scott (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

John Scott and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1839 in Coldridge, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scott, born in 1806 in Coldridge, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1864 in Coldridge, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1869 in Landkey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1806 in Coldridge, Devon, England), John's Cousin, Ann (born 1839 in Lapford, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Martha (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Mother
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

Henry

Scott

Son
Female

Ann

Shepherd

Cousin
Female

Martha

Jones

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Coldridge, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

42

1839

Coldridge, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Scott

Mother

Married

75

1806

Coldridge, Devon, England

William

Scott

Son

Single

17

1864

Coldridge, Devon, England

Henry

Scott

Son

Single

12

1869

Landkey, Devon, England

Ann

Shepherd

Cousin

Single

42

1839

Lapford, Devon, England

Martha

Jones

Servant

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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