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Household of John Scott (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scott, born in 1844 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1845 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1878 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Nellie (born 1860 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Alex

Scott

Son
Male

Hugh

Scott

Son
Female

Nellie

McMillan

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

37

1844

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alex

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Nellie

McMillan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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