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Household of Walter Scott (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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.

Walter Scott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Scott, born in 1845 in Hawick, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Janet Scott, born in 1845 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), William M (born 1874 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Walter Scott's household

Male

Walter

Scott

Head
Female

Janet

Scott

Wife
Male

Andrew

Scott

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Scott

Daughter
Male

William M

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scott

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hawick, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Scott

Head

Married

36

1845

Hawick, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Scott

Son

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

-

10

1871

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Scott

Daughter

-

8

1873

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

William M

Scott

Son

-

7

1874

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

-

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Scott

Son

-

1

1880

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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