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Household of John Scott (born 1823, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 1823 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Scott, born in 1825 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1859 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1862 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1868 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elisabeth Brown, born in 1865 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Jessie

Scott

Wife
Female

Jessie

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Robina

Scott

Daughter
Female

Jane

Scott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

58

1823

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Wife

Married

56

1825

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robina

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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