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Household of John Scott (born 1830, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, Orkney, 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 Scott and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1830 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scott, born in 1839 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1862 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1867 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William McEwen, born in 1804 in Ireland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Margaret

Scott

Wife
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

William

McEwen

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

51

1830

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

14

1867

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

William

McEwen

Boarder

Widower

77

1804

Ireland

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