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Household of John Scott (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longforgan, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1837 in Dunning, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie H Scott, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1874 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alex N (born 1862 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Jessie H

Scott

Wife
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

James

Hill

Boarder
Male

Alex N

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

44

1837

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie H

Scott

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Hill

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Oathlaw, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex N

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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