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Household of John Scott (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1838 in Crichton, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1849 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1878 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Fanny (born 1863 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Matilda (born 1859 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Servant, Georgina (born 1859 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1858 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Male

William

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Female

Christina

Scott

Daughter
Male

William

Blacklaw

Servant
Female

Fanny

McAlpine

Servant
Female

Matilda

McAlpine

Servant
Female

Georgina

Murray

Servant
Male

John

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

43

1838

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

32

1849

Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Blacklaw

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Fanny

McAlpine

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Matilda

McAlpine

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Georgina

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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