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Household of Thomas Scott (born 1815, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scott, born in 1815 in Orkney, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Scott, born in 1830 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), May (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Eliza (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), John W (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert J (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret W (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, John C (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Richard (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Scott's household

Male

Thomas

Scott

Head
Female

Eliza

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son
Female

May

Scott

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Scott

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Scott

Daughter
Male

John W

Scott

Son
Male

Robert J

Scott

Son
Male

John C

Fergus

Nephew
Male

Richard

Smith

Servant
Female

Margaret W

Scott

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scott

Head

Married

66

1815

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Scott

Wife

Married

51

1830

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Scott

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

May

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Eliza

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

John W

Scott

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

Robert J

Scott

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

John C

Fergus

Nephew

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret W

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

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