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Household of Thomas Scott (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scott, born in 1842 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Marion Scott, born in 1843 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James Douglas (born 1876 in New Zealand) and Margaret Kathleen (born 1880 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Cecilia (born 1865 in Fife, Scotland).


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Thomas Scott's household

Male

Thomas

Scott

Head
Female

Marion

Scott

Wife
Male

James Douglas

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret Kathleen

Scott

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Grant

Servant
Female

Cecilia

Melville

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scott

Head

Married

39

1842

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion

Scott

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James Douglas

Scott

Son

-

5

1876

New Zealand

Margaret Kathleen

Scott

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Melville

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Fife, Scotland

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