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Household of John Scotting (born 1851, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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 Scotting and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scotting, born in 1851 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Scotting, born in 1856 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Robert Douglass (born 1874 in Silvertown, Essex, England), Edward (born 1877 in Silvertown, Essex, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Silvertown, Essex, England) and Sophia (born 1881 in Silvertown, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England) and John's Sister, Martha (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Scotting's household

Male

John

Scotting

Head
Female

Emma

Scotting

Wife
Male

Robert Douglass

Scotting

Son
Male

Edward

Scotting

Son
Female

Mary A

Scotting

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Scotting

Daughter
Male

William

Douglass

Brother
Female

Martha

Douglass

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Scotting
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scotting

Head

Married

30

1851

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Emma

Scotting

Wife

Married

25

1856

Durham, Durham, England

Robert Douglass

Scotting

Son

Single

7

1874

Silvertown, Essex, England

Edward

Scotting

Son

Single

4

1877

Silvertown, Essex, England

Mary A

Scotting

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Silvertown, Essex, England

Sophia

Scotting

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Silvertown, Essex, England

William

Douglass

Brother

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

Martha

Douglass

Sister

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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