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Household of John Scott (born 1831, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 1831 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane Frances (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Janet (born 1821 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

Alexander

Scott

Son
Female

Janet

Scott

Daughter
Female

Janet

Scott

Granddaughter
Female

Jane Frances

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Donald

Scott

Son
Female

Janet

Stevenson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

50

1831

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Scott

Son

Married

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane Frances

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Donald

Scott

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Stevenson

Servant

Unmarried

60

1821

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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