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Household of John Scott (born 1846, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenside, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1846 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine F Scott, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; George F (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth C (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine F (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Cruickshanks, born in 1865 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Catherine F

Scott

Wife
Male

George F

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth C

Scott

Daughter
Female

Catherine F

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cruickshanks

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine F

Scott

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George F

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine F

Scott

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cruickshanks

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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