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Household of John Scott (born 1846, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1846 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1877 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Tweedie, born in 1839 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

Walter

Scott

Son
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Tweedie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Widower

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

5

1876

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter

Scott

Son

-

4

1877

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tweedie

Servant

-

42

1839

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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