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Household of John Scott (born 1820, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1820 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Isabella Scott, born in 1819 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Nathan Horn (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Amy (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jessie Shaw (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret Barrow (born 1861 in Northumberland, England), John's Servant, Laura (born 1864 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary Isabella

Scott

Wife
Male

Nathan Horn

Scott

Son
Female

Amy

Scott

Daughter
Female

Jessie Shaw

Mc Dougall

Servant
Female

Mary

Mc Dougall

Servant
Female

Margaret Barrow

Harrison

Servant
Female

Laura

Paxton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

61

1820

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Isabella

Scott

Wife

Married

62

1819

Sunderland, Durham, England

Nathan Horn

Scott

Son

Single

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Amy

Scott

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jessie Shaw

Mc Dougall

Servant

Single

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Mc Dougall

Servant

Single

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret Barrow

Harrison

Servant

Single

20

1861

Northumberland, England

Laura

Paxton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Canning Town, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Jackson

Servant

Single

46

1835

Banffshire, Scotland

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