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Household of Matthew Scott (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, 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.

Matthew Scott and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Scott, born in 1853 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Catherine Scott, born in 1851 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1876 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Mary Ford, born in 1867 in Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Scott's household

Male

Matthew

Scott

Head
Female

Catherine

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ford

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Scott

Head

Married

28

1853

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Ford

Servant

-

14

1867

Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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