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Household of Joseph Scott (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Scott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Scott, born in 1842 in Birstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha A Scott, born in 1843 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Arthur (born 1865 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1870 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1872 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1877 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Emma Birkenshaw, born in 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Scott's household

Male

Joseph

Scott

Head
Female

Martha A

Scott

Wife
Male

Arthur

Scott

Son
Female

Amy

Scott

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Scott

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Scott

Son
Male

James

Scott

Son
Female

Emma

Birkenshaw

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Scott

Head

Married

39

1842

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Scott

Wife

Married

38

1843

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Scott

Son

Single

16

1865

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Scott

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Scott

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Scott

Son

Single

9

1872

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

James

Scott

Son

Single

4

1877

-

Emma

Birkenshaw

Servant

Single

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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