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Household of Walter Scott (born 1836, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Scott, born in 1836 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Helen Scott, born in 1847 in Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William P (born 1873 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Ella A (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John P (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary H (born 1880 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Mina Cairns, born in 1860 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Walter Scott's household
Walter
Scott
Head
Helen
Scott
Wife
Thomas
Scott
Son
Margaret
Scott
Daughter
William P
Scott
Son
Ella A
Scott
Daughter
James
Scott
Son
John P
Scott
Son
Mary H
Scott
Daughter
Mina
Cairns
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Scott |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Scott | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Scott | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Scott | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Scott | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William P | Scott | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Ella A | Scott | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
James | Scott | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John P | Scott | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary H | Scott | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mina | Cairns | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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