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Household of Thomas Scot (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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.

Thomas Scot and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scot, born in 1836 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Scot, born in 1837 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Gavin (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander G (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza J W (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Logan, born in 1862 in Buteshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Scot's household

Male

Thomas

Scot

Head
Female

Margaret S

Scot

Wife
Male

Gavin

Scot

Son
Male

Alexander G

Scot

Son
Female

Eliza J W

Scot

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scot

Son
Male

James

Scot

Son
Female

Margaret

Logan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scot
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scot

Head

Married

45

1836

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Scot

Wife

Married

44

1837

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Gavin

Scot

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander G

Scot

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza J W

Scot

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Scot

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Scot

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Logan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Buteshire, Scotland

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