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Household of Thomas Scott (born 1814, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Thomas Scott and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scott, born in 1814 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1848 in Longtown, Cumberland, England), Mary J (born 1850 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Margaret J (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Barbara A (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas S (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1831 in Wigton, Cumberland, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Reuben (born 1850 in Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Scott's household

Male

Thomas

Scott

Head
Male

Thomas

Ferguson

Grand Son
Female

Mary J

Ferguson

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Ferguson

Grand Daughter
Female

Barbara A

Ferguson

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Ferguson

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Telford

Boarder
Male

Reuben

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scott

Head

Widower

67

1814

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Ferguson

Grand Son

-

33

1848

Longtown, Cumberland, England

Mary J

Ferguson

Grand Daughter

-

31

1850

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Margaret J

Ferguson

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Barbara A

Ferguson

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas S

Ferguson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Ferguson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Telford

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Reuben

Wilson

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Norfolk, England

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