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Household of Walter Scott (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

Walter Scott and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Scott, born in 1844 in , consisted of 3 members. Walter was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William, born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Jane Fairbairn, born in 1849 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.


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Walter Scott's household

Male

Walter

Scott

Head
Male

William

Scott

Son
Female

Jane

Fairbairn

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Scott

Head

Widower

37

1844

Scotland

William

Scott

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane

Fairbairn

Servant

Single

32

1849

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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