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Household of John Scott (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Newport, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Janet McInlay, born in 1858 in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Female

Janet

McInlay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Janet

McInlay

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

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