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Household of John Scott (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbarns, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1840 in Collessie, Fife, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Scott, born in 1842 in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1869 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1870 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland), Jean S (born 1877 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland), Hugh B (born 1878 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland) and Maggie S (born 1880 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie Carstairs, born in 1861 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Isabella

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

James

Scott

Son
Male

George

Scott

Son
Female

Jean S

Scott

Daughter
Male

Hugh B

Scott

Son
Female

Maggie S

Scott

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Carstairs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

41

1840

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Scott

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

12

1869

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

David

Scott

Son

-

11

1870

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

10

1871

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

George

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Jean S

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Hugh B

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Maggie S

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Carstairs

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

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