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Household of Oliver Scott (born 1833, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Orkney, 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.

Oliver Scott and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Scott, born in 1833 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to Ada V Scott, born in 1838 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Catherine S, born 1862 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Oliver's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), Oliver's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and Oliver's Servant, John (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Oliver Scott's household

Male

Oliver

Scott

Head
Female

Ada V

Scott

Wife
Female

Catherine S

Scott

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Millar

Servant
Female

Margaret

Millar

Servant
Male

John

Stove

Servant
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Scott

Head

Married

48

1833

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Ada V

Scott

Wife

Married

43

1838

Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine S

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

John

Stove

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

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