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Household of Richard Scott (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Richard Scott and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Scott, born in 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scott, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1875 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arnold (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima H (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Margaret McLachlan, born in 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Richard Scott's household

Male

Richard

Scott

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife
Male

Charles

Scott

Son
Male

Arnold

Scott

Son
Female

Jemima H

Scott

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McLachlan

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Scott

Head

Married

41

1840

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arnold

Scott

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima H

Scott

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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