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Household of Thomas Scott (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scott, born in 1847 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Scott, born in 1847 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in United States), Jane (born 1873 in United States), Mary (born 1875 in United States), Andrew (born 1876 in United States) and Barbara (born 1881 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1860 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Scott's household

Male

Thomas

Scott

Head
Female

Mary

Scott

Wife
Male

John

Scott

Son
Female

Jane

Scott

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Scott

Son
Female

Barbara

Scott

Daughter
Male

John

Gobbie

Boarder
Male

William

Mills

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scott

Head

Married

34

1847

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Scott

Son

-

9

1872

United States

Jane

Scott

Daughter

-

8

1873

United States

Mary

Scott

Daughter

-

6

1875

United States

Andrew

Scott

Son

-

5

1876

United States

Barbara

Scott

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Gobbie

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mills

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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