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Household of John Scott (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Currie, Midlothian, 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 1837 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scott, born in 1837 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Helen (born 1855 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife
Male

Alexander

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Helen

Scott

Niece
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

44

1837

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Niece

Unmarried

26

1855

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

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