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Household of John Scott (born 1839, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1839 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scott, born in 1838 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James Ross (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William M (born 1872 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John M (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), E J (born 1878 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George R (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Anne (born 1813 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maggie (born 1842 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Robina (born 1864 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife
Male

James Ross

Scott

Son
Male

William M

Scott

Son
Female

Annie

Scott

Daughter
Male

John M

Scott

Son
Male

E J

Scott

Son
Male

George R

Scott

Son
Female

Anne

Malcolm

Mother-In-Law
Female

Maggie

Browne

Servant
Female

Robina

Grindlay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

42

1839

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife

Married

43

1838

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Ross

Scott

Son

-

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William M

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie

Scott

Daughter

-

7

1874

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John M

Scott

Son

-

5

1876

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

E J

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George R

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Anne

Malcolm

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Browne

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Ireland

Robina

Grindlay

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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