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Household of John Scott (born 1845, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1845 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Scott, born in 1856 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adam (born 1881 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1855 in Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1829 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, Walter (born 1871 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1859 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Jane

Scott

Wife
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Male

Adam

Scott

Son
Male

John

Stark

Servant
Female

Mary

Gillen

Servant
Female

Janet

Moffat

Mother-In-Law
Male

Walter

Moffat

Brother-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Moffat

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

36

1845

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Scott

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Stark

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Gillen

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Moffat

Mother-In-Law

Married

52

1829

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter

Moffat

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

10

1871

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Moffat

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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