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Household of John Scott (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ress Scott, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1859 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland), William John (born 1862 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Mathew W N (born 1865 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cook, Ann (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), John's House Maid, Mary (born 1844 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1845 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary Ress

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Scott

Daughter
Male

William John

Scott

Son
Male

Mathew W N

Scott

Son
Female

Ann

Trail

Cook
Female

Mary

Smiles

House Maid
Male

John

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ress

Scott

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mathew W N

Scott

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Ann

Trail

Cook

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Smiles

House Maid

Unmarried

37

1844

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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