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Household of Thomas Scott (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.

Thomas Scott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scott, born in 1836 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Scott, born in 1850 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Gilbert (born 1880 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Scott's household

Male

Thomas

Scott

Head
Female

Helen

Scott

Wife
Female

Catherine

Scott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Male

Gilbert

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Muir

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scott

Head

Married

45

1836

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Wife

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Daughter

-

9

1872

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

7

1874

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Scott

Son

-

4

1877

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Gilbert

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

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