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Household of Walter Scott (born 1811, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Scott, born in 1811 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Helen Scott, born in 1824 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1853 in Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas Joseph (born 1863 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1849 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1851 in Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Walter Scott's household

Male

Walter

Scott

Head
Female

Helen

Scott

Wife
Male

George

Scott

Son
Male

Thomas Joseph

Scott

Son
Female

Margaret

Scott

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Scott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Scott

Head

Married

70

1811

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Scott

Wife

Married

57

1824

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Scott

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas Joseph

Scott

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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