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Household of John Scott (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

John Scott and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1834 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Scott, born in 1835 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and John's Father In Law, Henry (born 1813 in Lancashire, England).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Scott

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Male

William Henry

Scott

Son
Female

Sarah

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Sister
Male

Henry

Procter

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

47

1834

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Scott

Wife

Married

46

1835

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Scott

Son

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Walter

Scott

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Scott

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Scott

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Scott

Sister

Single

54

1827

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Henry

Procter

Father In Law

Widower

68

1813

Lancashire, England

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