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Household of John Scott (born 1831, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1831 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1832 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1855 in Ashkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1857 in Ashkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1860 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1865 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1867 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Ann Scott, born in 1875 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Female

Jane

Scott

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Female

Ann

Scott

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

50

1831

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

49

1832

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Ashkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ashkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

-

16

1865

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

14

1867

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Scott

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

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