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Household of John Scott (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McEwing, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's House Keeper, Mary (born 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1801 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

McEwing

House Keeper
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Male

David

Scott

Son
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Gavin

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McEwing

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

McEwing

House Keeper

Unmarried

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Scott

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McEwing

Boarder

Widow

80

1801

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

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