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Household of Thomas Scott (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scott, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Melinda Scott, born in 1848 in England. They had 5 children; Hannah M (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice Helen (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Dora (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Laura (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edith (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother-In-Law, Thomas M (born 1868 in England), Thomas's Servant, Janet (born 1852 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland).


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Thomas Scott's household

Male

Thomas

Scott

Head
Female

Melinda

Scott

Wife
Female

Hannah M

Scott

Daughter
Female

Alice Helen

Scott

Daughter
Female

Dora

Scott

Daughter
Female

Laura

Scott

Daughter
Female

Edith

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Bassano

Brother-In-Law
Female

Janet

Gordon

Servant
Female

Eliza

Grandison

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scott

Head

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Melinda

Scott

Wife

Married

33

1848

England

Hannah M

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice Helen

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Dora

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Laura

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edith

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas M

Bassano

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

13

1868

England

Janet

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Grandison

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

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