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Household of John Scott (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1824 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Scott, born in 1842 in England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1836 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, Walter J (born 1867 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), John's Boarder, Colin M K F (born 1869 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Sarah

Scott

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Sister
Male

John

Ross

Boarder
Male

Walter J

Ross

Boarder
Male

Colin M K F

Ross

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Ross

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

57

1824

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Scott

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Elizabeth

Scott

Sister

Unmarried

45

1836

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Walter J

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Colin M K F

Ross

Boarder

-

12

1869

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Edderton, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ross

Servant

-

16

1865

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

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