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Household of John Scott (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1838 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Elizabeth Scott, born in 1841 in England. They had 5 children; Charles Bertram (born 1871 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Henry Arthur (born 1873 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Johnstone (born 1874 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret Beatrice (born 1877 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Walter Francis (born 1879 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Scott

Wife
Male

Charles Bertram

Scott

Son
Male

Henry Arthur

Scott

Son
Female

Mary Johnstone

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret Beatrice

Scott

Daughter
Male

Walter Francis

Scott

Son
Female

Mary

Pringle

Servant
Female

Mary

Mein

Servant
Female

Jane

Johnstone

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

43

1838

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Elizabeth

Scott

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

Charles Bertram

Scott

Son

-

10

1871

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henry Arthur

Scott

Son

-

8

1873

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Johnstone

Scott

Daughter

-

7

1874

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret Beatrice

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter Francis

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Pringle

Servant

Widow

31

1850

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Mein

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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