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Household of John Scott (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Scott, born in 1824 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1857 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Margaret Brown, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Betsy

Scott

Wife
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Female

Susan

Scott

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Scott

Wife

Married

57

1824

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Scott

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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