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Household of John Scott (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 1825 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet H Scott, born in 1839 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Bethia C (born 1861 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick Rankin (born 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen J (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie E (born 1870 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James C (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Janet Scott, born in 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Scott's household

Male

John

Scott

Head
Female

Janet H

Scott

Wife
Female

Bethia C

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Scott

Son
Male

Patrick Rankin

Scott

Son
Female

Ellen J

Scott

Daughter
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Jessie E

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Male

James C

Scott

Son
Female

Janet

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scott

Head

Married

56

1825

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet H

Scott

Wife

Married

42

1839

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia C

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick Rankin

Scott

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen J

Scott

Daughter

-

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie E

Scott

Daughter

-

11

1870

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Scott

Son

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James C

Scott

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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