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Household of John Scott (born 1821, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 1821 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Scott, born in 1818 in England. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1861 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Matthew (born 1858 in United States), John's Granddaughter, Charlotte (born 1880 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1881 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Charlotte

Scott

Wife
Male

Arthur

Scott

Son
Male

Matthew

Underwood

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Underwood

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Underwood

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Underwood

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

60

1821

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Scott

Wife

-

63

1818

England

Arthur

Scott

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Matthew

Underwood

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

United States

Mary

Underwood

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Underwood

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Underwood

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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